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【】e. ”lieutenantribouville,ghthesterrollofthetwo panies.ourbravefrienddeupashas,alasfallen.he side,iele.” thelistheresultwo panies,includingofficers,hadgoothefightfiftyfive strong.onlythirtyoneanses.besidesthese, eighthadbeenrevedfartherintotheforest,severelywounded; andphilippeduburglayashortdistahesurgeonbeing eloyedbandaginghisleg,ered,above theknee.fifteen,therefore,issinghe gernsbayoedallething.of thethirtyonees,ninehadoreor lesssevere;andthesurgeon,hhisassistants,hadworkonhis handsfarintothenight. theinstantthattheyissedfroarade,theboyshurried totheirusin.helossofblood,butwas perfe,holding hisheadonhisknee. philippesledfaintlyastheboyscaup. ”iaogladyouhaveescaped,”hesaid,inaloe. theyclaspedhishand. ”doesithurtyouch,philippe” ”notveryuchasishouldhavethought.” ”didthedoctorsayanythingaboutit,philippe” ”yes,hesaidthatithadjustssedthegreatarteries;andthat hethinksitstruehe tsaytillheprobesit,when” ”thenyisnotbroken” ”no,hesaysitisaybesplintered.” ”thankgodforthat,anyhoheboyssaid. ”weodoyle,”louissaid.”i; anddidnotseehiall,orknoe up,onhisshouldersandevenifihad,iuldnothave liftedhiandsavedhislife.thereisno doubtaboutthat.” asitthatphilippeoootalk,andwouldbe betterforbeingquietahhis brother. lookingthroughthetreestookeuld noihe ovedbythesight,theunfortunate inhabitantstheirhidingplatheforest; heirhands,g,andcursingtheinvaders.inspiteof theadviajortee,severaloftheenofftowards theselittle householdtreasurefroheflas.inashorttiohebr> retuedtofetchherhusband,sayingthattheenehadallleft beforetheyreachedthevillage,andhe hillside.jorteeatoforen;to assistthevillagerstoputoutthefire,andtosaveproperty. theireffortsanshad s,beforeleaving,uponthe bedsandsuchotherfuitureastheyuldnotcarryaway,or destroy. itelesspeoplesitting about,lookingattheruinsoftheirhouses.socriedpiteously; azedore painfultosee.fortuheyhadsavedalltheiranilsbut, atpresent,theyuchabsorbedihoughtsof theyhadlost,tobestohoughtofsatisfaon theyhadsaved. jortee,grievedandtouchedatthepainfulseofhhe andhisnhadbeenthealledthefranctireurstogether; anddeapropositiontotheoilyagreed to.hethenasterandaftera fe,attheillshheandhishad involuntarilybroughtuponthevillagehehandedovertothein thenaofthehehundredpoundsinthaleotes astertheyhadexecuted fortreaongtheinhabitants,ag totheiecessities. theofferaster atonceroundandtoldthepoorpeople,itudeand delightseed iense;andalthoughitreplaceroyed,it akingtheirabodeshabitable.thevillage onlyntainedabouttyhouses.theillstanding. tierfortheroofsandfloorsobehadforcutting,inthe forest.bushesforthatguldbefoundinabundahe principalportionofthehouses,therefore,onlylabor, andthisneyalive,whileengagedupon it;andenoughaileastafestolay uporae,serveforbedstogether plenecessaries.thesaleofaportionofthe anilsherestand,intheirgratitudetothefranc tireurs,forhavingthusrelievedtheirfirstandstpressing difficulties,theinhabitantsaltogetherfottheillfeeling ,astheauthorsoftheir disaster. afterburyingtheirdead,theooassistthe villagersinbuildingteoraryhutsorratherbootheedge oftheforest;infall,theyhadthe satisfainstalled.thefeiclesofbedding, blas,etc.savedattheapproachoftheprussianswerespread onheapsoffreshlycutgrass;aheoxenofthefranc tireurs,hedaybefore,waskilledanddivided. greatfiresedandhaditnotbeenforthebandageson theheads,andthearinslingsofseveralofthefranc tireursnooneinguponthesewouldhaveguessedhow desperateaskirshhadragedhere. thedaythecartsforarrived;andthe ,uponheapsofstraoffh ohesurgeons;ongthehills, untiltheyreachedapointesafetodesd intothevalley,andtakethetraintodijon,atthefirststation atongthes aiedbyhisbrother.louishadobtainedaweeksleaveof absence,forthepurpose;andhebearerofletters,and innurablessages,froheboystotheirparentsandsisters.a fenantsofthefirstandsendpanies rchedtojointheirrades. chapter10:thebridgeofthevesouze. theverydayafterthefight,nehinducedasudden berthebaden troopsoaronthepreg ...