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【】goheother villages. ”rideupandorderthebilestoliedoainbarclay;then tellthelohelihistroopsupinlineh thelettheiedown,also. ”tee,havethetteriesofartillerybroughtup,at fullspeed,tosilebatteryiheleftofthe village.itsfirecrossesthegroundopassover.” tennutesreofntinuousonading,awas apparentthattheprussianfirewasweakening. ”note,atthedouble.” ralphsetspurstohishorsebut,justashereachedthetroops,a shellexplodedjustunderhishorse.ralphheardacrash;felta shodahroughtheair;andthenfellheavilyupon theground.believingheadenoeffort togettohisfeet;butsatupandshoutedtothelohe biles,hi ”thebilesandlie,atthedouble,andtocarry thevillagehthebayo.” thebileshadflinchedalittlebefore,astheyhadadvancedh thedeadlyfireofshotandshell;buttheydidnotflinow,and leapingupontheirfeet,hacryof”vivelafrahe bilesandlinesoldiersliterallydearaceofitforthe village. ralph,afterhavinggivenhisssage,laybackagain,hasort ofbeierwardsheheardarapid galloping;andloeerodeup,follodoyle. ”areyoubadlyhurt,dearboy”theforrexclaid,ashe leapedfroishorse.”thegeneralhielfaskedtoe,and seeafteryou.” ”idontquitek, asifheadylegsshotoff.” ”youhadatrendousshake,”saidloeeh tibythistikneelingbesidehiandyourhorseisblown alsttopieces;butidontthink,asfarasisee,at present,thatyouarehitanyakeasipofbrandy.it unnedalittle,youknow. ”there,youarebetteow,”hesaid;asralph,havingdrunka littlebrandy,satupandlookedround. ”iallright,ithink,lonel;dontstayanyloiill here.idontthinkiunned,elseiuldnothavegiven theorder.no,iigineihadanearesyneck. ”please,dontinutes.i shorse,andjoinyouagain.tiupa sketthereareplentyaboutanddoalittlefightingonhisown at.” loeejuedonhishorse,androdeoff.inanuteor tounttihorse,andridesloothe village,usketryfireillgoingon;butasno shellorshotinginthedireinhralphwas, itthatthefrenchhadtakentheposition,andhad openedfireuporeatinggerns.thefightstillraged, boththta;butinanotherquarterofanhourit slaedalso,here,ahreevillageshehands ofthefrench. inaquarterofanhour,ralphfeltquitehielfagainand,seeing oneofhisfellowherehe uldfindthegeneral. ”heisatguillonville.butheihe advaontinue.onneville, villepani,andfaverolles.” inhalfanhour,thetroopsovedfore theresistanceoreobstihanbefore,theprussianshaving reents.hourafterhourthefightntihe shorterdayfaded,aheringdarknesso theassailantsand,athalfpastfive,theycarriedthevillagesby assault. thescehe incessantflashesofrifleandon.ireetsofthe villagenfought,handtohand.soofthegerns,taking refugeinthehouses,refusedtosurrehersthreheir ar,ands,heers,the explosionoffirearandtheingled,inonewild andnfusingdin.aihe handsofthefrendtheprussiareated,sullenly,into thedarkness. thereforthestaff,forhourstheyweregalloping about,carryingordersbutatlastralphretuedtovillepani,at ers.atthedoorof thettageedout,asthatinhegeneral ing. ”faith,yourhonor,ifthisis.” ”” ”isit,yourhonorherehaveingallday,and notablessedthiortodrink.nooneknoeof theuuitto ateandinsuchherasthis,too;andatleinthe ing.” ”ay,tiitsbadenough,butthinkofthethousandsofpoor felloodeath,onthesnow.” ”idothinkofthesterralph;andivebeenatwork,ever sihe gardensandfields.thereisnotahouseherethatsnotfull,frobr> thetoptothebotto ”haveyoulosttheysaddle,yourhonor” ”no,tihat” ”idontknoakingup ndthatyouherthatyou shotoff,orthatyoudthroaoaisethehorse.now,we shalldo.” ”why,” ”justabigkofbread,yourhonoritoable oing;andisaidtoself,ity beusefulbefht,andsojustslippeditintothe.” inaethebreadakenout,andtotwo portions. ”i,ifiwereyou,”ralphsaid. ”itisnotbyanyansteforsupper,butauthfulinthe ingfort.isupposethereisnoceof gettinganythingforthehorse” ”trust,yourhonorohefirstthingsidid,he firingful ofhay;andtakeitoutandhideitawas luierhavegota handful,if.” ”” ”uhatsahedge,sterralph.thehorsealwaysliesdown; airedhebreaktherule,tonight;soillgive hialfthehayforhissupperand, therestbetandthehedge,androllselfupincloak andhthecloak,andthehorse,andthehedge,andthe hay,nottontionthesupperishallbe ...