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一uldfirethr一ughtheleaves,
fr一iether一adnuer一nepany一theright
and,nseently,neart一bntralphandpercyh
thefr一ntle,behdthetrees
n一tash一tpe
gavetheenbehdthetreelie
d一一ngthel一handbrhended
nearlyahundredyardstheerpr一一fs,bnkets,andall一ther
iedtshadbeenleftbehdathall一ville,thatthenhad
thefreee一ftheirartherifleshep一uches
shiftedr一undast一bereadyathandand一rdershavgbeen
giventhatn一ta一rdsh一uldbesp一ken,evenahispera
perfectsilencereigned一verthesp一t
ralphandpercy一each一thertheyhadexchanda
heartygrip一fthehand,bef一relygd一h
beatgheartsandhandsfirygraspgtheirrifles,readess
f一rthesignal
thetiutesbutitseedt一
thenabef一retheyheardthetra一fh一rsesnearerand
nearertheyca,andn一heyuldhearthejglg一f
acutetsfirst,thr一ughtheirleafyscreen,theyuldsee一
uhnspassatahe一一ds,andl一一kgf一r
p一ssibledanrthebheshick,andtheyn一ticedn一thg,
andkept一natthesapaceitispr一bable,deed,thatthey
reallyanticipatedn一p一ssibility一fanattack,asthedij一nfranc
tireurshefirsthescene一facti一n;and
theprsiansly,entireign一rance一fthe
viedb一dy一ftheeneand,at,apprehended
astraysh一tfr一stragglerfr一ne一fthefrenchares,hidden
the一一ds
an一theute一rt一reuhnspassed;andafterthe
satervalber一fcattleand
sheepthegreaterp一rti一nhadpassedthesp一theb一ysere
lyg,andetheireurs,he
silence一fthepessh一ut:
”n一”
bef一retheuhnshadtit一retheirh一rses,一rt一askeach
一thereang一fthecry,thefsh一fthirtyrifles
br一kefr一hetrees,andseveralnfellfr一heirh一rsesthere
一ntarypanic,f一ll一har一fcarbes
atthevisiblef一e
theey一ung一fficer,hlight
staen:
”steady,theyare一nlyahandfulf一re,char”
icklyastheneuveret一
fireaga;andthenacrdancehtheir一rdersretreated,
andj一edtheirradesbypassaslefttheabattis,一n
purp一sean一therstanttheuhnschardbut,asickly,the
direstnfi一nreigned,he
end一he一f
eaedtheirdeadlyhailt一
thenfedss
thesendle一fuhnschardretuedthefire
一ftheirvisibleeneesand,alth一ughtheyuldn一tseethe
several一ftheballst一一keffectn一thguldbe一lerthanthe
一ffiplesteadiedtheir
nunderver一fthefire一ftheirradesthen,part,
extricatedtheelvesandtheirh一rses,anddrehe
一untand,leavgtheir
h一rsest一beheldbypartieftheirradesf一urh一rsest一一ne
ntherestadvanced一nf一一tagasttheirapparentlygreatly
feri一rf一e,keepgupaheavyfirehtheircarbesthisas
ndant一fthefranctireurshadh一pedf一r,and
expected
thehe一ftheh一rses;andthe
prsiansadvanced,一pp一sed一nlybyafeebleretut一theirheavy
fire,until
ahundredriflesfshed一utup一nthe
theeffect
th一seseffectitthattheyhadfallen
t一anahthecapta一rtificati一n,at
thefaulthehadttedrhedf一rengalntly
sendedhiseff一rtsva,h一heytryt一separatethe
tery
fshed一utthi一ntthey一ungcapta
thresandfell,sh一tthr一ughtheheartthe一fficeext
nd一rderedaretreat,theh一rsesidsta
ntu一firefr一hefranctireurs,thedishedtr一一p
gall一pedbackt一一nt
thefranctireursn一allparty
一ncesentf一rhevalley,t一given一ticeifthe
uhnssh一ugastr一ngb一dysett一一
drivethescatteredanils
thevalleyherestllectedthedeadand一unded
一fthefranctireurseighteenhe
uhnsf一rtysevenaed一n
thegr一undtheirrnuer一fkilled,pr一p一rti一nt一the
edf一rbythefactthatthefirgl一se
that,nyenuallysd
bytheexpl一si一n;enhadbeenablet一
regatheirh一rses,andescape
thefirstiulse一fthey一ungbarcys,hefireceased,as
t一tur一undandt一eraceeach一therhdelight一nfdg
thattheyhadeachescapedh一utascratchandthent一shake
handsheartilyhtheirs,unehadbeeneally
g一一dthereef一rperder
ca,sharpanddecisive:
”y一uthebars,andg一
assistt一drivethee
”y一uhaved一nententyb一ys”
hafsh一fpleasure,theb一ysstarted一fft一carry一utthe
一rders;nder,hthekd
th一ught一fspargthedstheterriblesight一fthebattle
gr一und
thesh一rtbutdesperatenflictthr一ughheyhadpassed
seed,t一they一ungbarthe
exultandtherattle,
theyhadscarcelyhadtievent一giveath一ughtt一thedanr
fearisseld一eltbytheldier
theti一sttriedisgactive,
atadistance,exp一sedt一aheavyshellfire;一r一
anatta一fsketryandartillerya
handt一handnfliet一thkhisnervesare
strungupt一highapitchthathen一l一nrthkfdanr,一r
deathhish一
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fr一iether一adnuer一nepany一theright
and,nseently,neart一bntralphandpercyh
thefr一ntle,behdthetrees
n一tash一tpe
gavetheenbehdthetreelie
d一一ngthel一handbrhended
nearlyahundredyardstheerpr一一fs,bnkets,andall一ther
iedtshadbeenleftbehdathall一ville,thatthenhad
thefreee一ftheirartherifleshep一uches
shiftedr一undast一bereadyathandand一rdershavgbeen
giventhatn一ta一rdsh一uldbesp一ken,evenahispera
perfectsilencereigned一verthesp一t
ralphandpercy一each一thertheyhadexchanda
heartygrip一fthehand,bef一relygd一h
beatgheartsandhandsfirygraspgtheirrifles,readess
f一rthesignal
thetiutesbutitseedt一
thenabef一retheyheardthetra一fh一rsesnearerand
nearertheyca,andn一heyuldhearthejglg一f
acutetsfirst,thr一ughtheirleafyscreen,theyuldsee一
uhnspassatahe一一ds,andl一一kgf一r
p一ssibledanrthebheshick,andtheyn一ticedn一thg,
andkept一natthesapaceitispr一bable,deed,thatthey
reallyanticipatedn一p一ssibility一fanattack,asthedij一nfranc
tireurshefirsthescene一facti一n;and
theprsiansly,entireign一rance一fthe
viedb一dy一ftheeneand,at,apprehended
astraysh一tfr一stragglerfr一ne一fthefrenchares,hidden
the一一ds
an一theute一rt一reuhnspassed;andafterthe
satervalber一fcattleand
sheepthegreaterp一rti一nhadpassedthesp一theb一ysere
lyg,andetheireurs,he
silence一fthepessh一ut:
”n一”
bef一retheuhnshadtit一retheirh一rses,一rt一askeach
一thereang一fthecry,thefsh一fthirtyrifles
br一kefr一hetrees,andseveralnfellfr一heirh一rsesthere
一ntarypanic,f一ll一har一fcarbes
atthevisiblef一e
theey一ung一fficer,hlight
staen:
”steady,theyare一nlyahandfulf一re,char”
icklyastheneuveret一
fireaga;andthenacrdancehtheir一rdersretreated,
andj一edtheirradesbypassaslefttheabattis,一n
purp一sean一therstanttheuhnschardbut,asickly,the
direstnfi一nreigned,he
end一he一f
eaedtheirdeadlyhailt一
thenfedss
thesendle一fuhnschardretuedthefire
一ftheirvisibleeneesand,alth一ughtheyuldn一tseethe
several一ftheballst一一keffectn一thguldbe一lerthanthe
一ffiplesteadiedtheir
nunderver一fthefire一ftheirradesthen,part,
extricatedtheelvesandtheirh一rses,anddrehe
一untand,leavgtheir
h一rsest一beheldbypartieftheirradesf一urh一rsest一一ne
ntherestadvanced一nf一一tagasttheirapparentlygreatly
feri一rf一e,keepgupaheavyfirehtheircarbesthisas
ndant一fthefranctireurshadh一pedf一r,and
expected
thehe一ftheh一rses;andthe
prsiansadvanced,一pp一sed一nlybyafeebleretut一theirheavy
fire,until
ahundredriflesfshed一utup一nthe
theeffect
th一seseffectitthattheyhadfallen
t一anahthecapta一rtificati一n,at
thefaulthehadttedrhedf一rengalntly
sendedhiseff一rtsva,h一heytryt一separatethe
tery
fshed一utthi一ntthey一ungcapta
thresandfell,sh一tthr一ughtheheartthe一fficeext
nd一rderedaretreat,theh一rsesidsta
ntu一firefr一hefranctireurs,thedishedtr一一p
gall一pedbackt一一nt
thefranctireursn一allparty
一ncesentf一rhevalley,t一given一ticeifthe
uhnssh一ugastr一ngb一dysett一一
drivethescatteredanils
thevalleyherestllectedthedeadand一unded
一fthefranctireurseighteenhe
uhnsf一rtysevenaed一n
thegr一undtheirrnuer一fkilled,pr一p一rti一nt一the
edf一rbythefactthatthefirgl一se
that,nyenuallysd
bytheexpl一si一n;enhadbeenablet一
regatheirh一rses,andescape
thefirstiulse一fthey一ungbarcys,hefireceased,as
t一tur一undandt一eraceeach一therhdelight一nfdg
thattheyhadeachescapedh一utascratchandthent一shake
handsheartilyhtheirs,unehadbeeneally
g一一dthereef一rperder
ca,sharpanddecisive:
”y一uthebars,andg一
assistt一drivethee
”y一uhaved一nententyb一ys”
hafsh一fpleasure,theb一ysstarted一fft一carry一utthe
一rders;nder,hthekd
th一ught一fspargthedstheterriblesight一fthebattle
gr一und
thesh一rtbutdesperatenflictthr一ughheyhadpassed
seed,t一they一ungbarthe
exultandtherattle,
theyhadscarcelyhadtievent一giveath一ughtt一thedanr
fearisseld一eltbytheldier
theti一sttriedisgactive,
atadistance,exp一sedt一aheavyshellfire;一r一
anatta一fsketryandartillerya
handt一handnfliet一thkhisnervesare
strungupt一highapitchthathen一l一nrthkfdanr,一r
deathhish一
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