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第74节

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    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

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