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betreatedasprisonersof war.” ”iananswered. ”thenishalltosurrender,”ralphsaid, firy.”ihavenoauthority,;butifigive advice,ithattheyshouldselltheirlivesasdearlyas possible.” theoffiore hefightntinuedrouage,nyofthegerns falling;thenarushade,thereestinside thehouseshouts,shrieks,erdthenallwas still. theyoungbarclaysandtildtositdoree, atashortdistanceoff;htries,hloadedrifles, standihethegernsoldierstookfrohehouses fe;sittingdown aingtheirbreakfastastheflasshotup.atashort distancefro eightortenfranctireurs,andsixorsevenpeasants,guardedby sosoldiers. hehegernjorasalking.oneof theyoungnappearedtotakelittleiintheion; buttheotherepoint,hgreat eaestness;andthejorwasequallyplainlyrefusinghis request,forhestaedhisfootangrily,andshookhishead. ”ajoris,ofthebrutalspean,”ralph said.”ooetthesotis.theirofficersareeither partiaes,reatbrutes; apparentlyenofea,here.” theofficerspassednearenoughforthebaratchthey weresaying. theyouenantwasverypale. ”forthelastti,jor,iiloreyou.” ”forthelastti,lieutenantvonhersen,”thejorsaid, brutally,”iorderyoutodoyourdutyand,byheavens,ifyou speakanotheryoui” theyouenanttuedsilentlyaen, andorderedtheoplatireursandthepeasants againstawall. ”thisishorrible,ralph,”percysaid.”thatsundrelisgoingto shoottheinldblood.” ”iprotestagainstthisexecution,”ralphsaid,inaloudtone, advanurder,anda violationofalltherightsofwar.” ”holdyue,sir,”thegernjorsaid,tuingtohibr> furiously,”or,byheavens,iyouupthere,too” ”youdarenot,”ralphsaid,firy.”e,asyoudo,everylaw ofanity;youdarenotshootanofficerofthe ar,inldblood.” thejortuedblackhpassion. ”byheavens”heexclaid. buttheofficerself beforehi ”pardon,jor,”hesaid,respectfully,”butthefrenis right.itytotouchthese prisonersofwar. ”ihertter,ihavenothingtosay.theorderhasbeen publishedthatfranctireurs,andpeasantsshelteringtheshall beshot;anditisnotfortodiscussorders,buttoobey theutthisisatteraffegallourhonors.” thejorstood,forant,irresolute;buthek thegernlitaryauthoritieshdeath, theatroeof thennear: ”tietheirarbehindtheirbacks,andtaketheartherintothe wood.” ralph,hisbrother,andtioyleothewoodby theirguardsbutstrian artheyuldseethattheydisapproved,inthehighestdegree, ofthenduandingofficer. theyillnearenoughtoseehevillage. notanofthefranctireursbeggedhislife,butstoht againsttheitatedtheirexale,as didaboyofnotoverthirteenyearsofage.therladsofthe saage,andapeasant,fellontheirkneesandprayedpiteously forlife. theyoungofficertuedroundtoajorinone,noute, appeal.itwasinvain. ”putyourrifleshinafootoftheirheads,”thelieutenant said.”fire” okeclearedahesoldiersandingalone;and thepeasantsandfranctireurslay,inanfusedss,onthe ground. thelieutenantajorhasteadystep,buth afaceaspaleasashes. ”ihavedoy,jorkolbach;yourordersareobeyed.” then,houtanotherhisrevolver,putitrapidly tohistele,andblehisbrainsanhistorit. brutalasjorkolbachartedbahorrorastheyoung lieutenantfelldeadathisfeet;ryofsurpriseand ionbrokefrohen.thejordidnotsaya tuedahdisturbedsteps;he otherlieutenaoverthebodyofhisradeand,seeingthat heeno digagrave,uhetrees,andbringhihere. hisentofallinplagthe barclays,andtintheirdstandthenajorand saluted,sayingldlythatthenarch.thejor nodded,sigheorderlyo approach,vaultedintothesaddle,androdealongtheroadback toainbodyofthear.thelieutenantgavetheword,and thelurokinghouses, aillbodiesofsosixtyn. thereoverthefaen;andnoone uldsuppose,froheirair,thattheya suessfulexpedition,inheyhadannihilatedabodyof eystrong,hthelossofonlyfiveorsixoftheirown n.disciplinee,or evenofnttobespoken;andnotasoundthe heavy,asuredtraasthetroopsrkthroughthe forests.thejorrodeon,odily,sofortyorfiftyyards aheadoftheinbody. theyhadnotgonehalfalebeforetherefiredinthe ajaveastart,andnearlyfell froishorse;thenreveredhielf,aoridebackto thelu,herehershot,andhefelloffhishorse, heavily,totheground. theluhadinstinctivelyhalted,andthelieutenantgavethe word,”load.” ashoutoftriuhheyone”andthen allill. ralphsaid;”andbyjoveasihen,ido thinkthatiaratefulnow.” findingthattheshotsetyorthirty skirshersintoth ...