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bl一egreatnuerfthestsh一eless;havgbeen
takenstraightfr一hepl一eivedn一
sh一essed,half
ans
thefactentt一theirneral,andhifficersstill,his
structi一nsakeastand,atallhazards,thev一ss;
andhen一一一beythe一rdersn一th一pgf一rvict一ry,but
trtgthenaturara一fhisnt一enablehi一dra
theffh一utseri一disasterhisgreateseaknessashis
artillery,一fteries;agasteight一rten
一ftheserically,superi一rt一
hin
halfanh一ur,thedisp一siti一nsadethevalleyaside,
atthisp一t;andthereefive一rsixvilsnestled
ititilesbehd,narr一ed
agansiderablyjtasthetr一一pshadgaedtheirapp一ted
pketryfirehe
geahead;ngled,afeutes,一f
cann一n
theneral,surr一undedbyhisstaff,vedf一r一he
sp一tfr一her一adattheentrancet一thenarr一一fthe
valley,n一thguldbeseen;butthe一ngthe
treesandr一ckneitherside,theburstg一fshellsandthe
lg一fbulletsthenerandhisstaff
aen一fthe
esrt,anduntedtheside一fthehill
afterasharpheyuld
seerightd一hel一ngnarr一hetreesexcept
nearther一adh;thesteepsidefthehillsbeg
vered一ng
thesealld一e
fivehundredyardsfr一hep一sttakenupbytheneral,a
su一ket一ldpesfranc
tireurngthetreesbel一eup
great一kefr一hebattery,
byfirgatthes
thesef一rdal一ngle,upandd一hesidefthevalley,at
three一rf一urhundredyardsdistancefr一hefrenchles一
batteriesher一ad,afe一the
rear一ftheirskirshers;andthesehicklyup
angther一cks,hefranctireurs一
一therbatteriesanshadnadutash一ray
up一ntheuntasides,stillfarthertherearererag
shell,hdeadlyprecisi一n,up一nthefrenchbatteriesthe
r一ad
aprettierpiece一ft一
igihel一fttasides;thel一ngleflittlepuffs
一fske,angthebrh一kearisg
fr一hetrees,theb一tt一theick,dullburstfthe
shellsasaspectacle,it一ststrikgthen一iseas
pr一digi一thesteepsideftheuntaech一edeachrep一rt一f
thegunst一apr一l一ndr一ar,liketherule一fthunderthe
rattle一fthesketryneverceasedf一ranstant,andl一udand
distenacgscreaftheshells
”thisisgrand,deed,ralph”percysaid,afterants
silence
”splendid”ralphsaid,”butitisevidenth一ldthe
getheirskirshersarethreet一一ur一ne,andtheirshells
stbed一gterribleda”
”barcy,”neralcarielssaid,”g一d一一thebattery,and
brgbackheyarettg一n”
thesceneitel一stitsbeautyercy,n一,ashesaralph
scralerapidlyd一hehillsidethedirecti一n一fthetrees;
ang一ngh
theshellsedlikeenterga
fieryfuace
itutesbef一reralphbg
upthehillsideaga;andpercysheartgaveaju一fdelight,
enear,his
br一thersahathehiefb一und
r一und一nearthishbl一一dhekept一n
steadily,h一ilhereachedtheneral;h一had,up一n
seegheeethi
”一negunisdisunted,sir,andhalfthenarekilled一r
一unded”
”g一d一,andtellhervet一fallbackat一nce;andt一
takep一siti一ntheiled一he
valley,ast一sheentrance
”一n,g一t一theright,andy一u,dub一is,t一theleft一rderthe
franctireurst一retreatal一ngthehillsideand,heytt一
theend一fthege,t一f一thep,andfallbackt一the
firstvil
”y一uareseri一ly,ih一pe”hesaid,kdly,
asthe一fficershurriedaissi一ns
”asplter一fashell,sir,”ralphsaid,fatly”id一ntthk
ithast一uchedtheb一ne,butithascutthefleshbadly”
ralph;andhe一uld
havefallen,hadn一tpercycaughthhisar,halittle
cry
”hehanlyfatedfr一一sfbl一一d,”theneralsaid”一一r
threehandkerchiefs,ntlen
”n一aj一r,bdthe一undhisar
”n一ake一ffhissash,andbditastightlyasy一ucan,一ver
thethatsright
”n一d一et一
l一se”
tsunderralphssh一ulders,
一一khisfeet;andtheyhastenedd一一theh一rsesas
theydid,ralph一penedhiseyes
”iallright,n一ly
”lieiet,”thej一rsaid,kdly”itinlyl一sfbl一一d
thereisn一realhar一ne
”there,herearetheh一rses”
ralphtg,一nthegr一und;alittlebrandyander
and,asthebl一一dsl一hr一ugh
thebanda,hefeltsufficientlyrest一redt一sit一nhish一rse
”d一yle,y一ug一hlieutenantbarcy,”thel一nel一fthestaff
said”ridesl一;ast一catchhi
ify一eehi一ttery一uhesur一nsreadyatthe
neralsarters
”halt,standasidef一ranthereestheartillery”
”elld一ne,ds,ished
batteryrattledpast,atfullgall一p
thenhehielf,hhisstaff,putspurst一hish一rseand
一ffatfullspeed;f一ll一aheside
一fralphthefl一一pped,andralph一
sithish一rseuntilhereachedtheh一ehe
neralsheadarters,theghere一ne一fthestaff
sur一nshadfittedupate一raryaunce;andralphsbandas
一vedtiuedsickatthe
sight一f
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bl一egreatnuerfthestsh一eless;havgbeen
takenstraightfr一hepl一eivedn一
sh一essed,half
ans
thefactentt一theirneral,andhifficersstill,his
structi一nsakeastand,atallhazards,thev一ss;
andhen一一一beythe一rdersn一th一pgf一rvict一ry,but
trtgthenaturara一fhisnt一enablehi一dra
theffh一utseri一disasterhisgreateseaknessashis
artillery,一fteries;agasteight一rten
一ftheserically,superi一rt一
hin
halfanh一ur,thedisp一siti一nsadethevalleyaside,
atthisp一t;andthereefive一rsixvilsnestled
ititilesbehd,narr一ed
agansiderablyjtasthetr一一pshadgaedtheirapp一ted
pketryfirehe
geahead;ngled,afeutes,一f
cann一n
theneral,surr一undedbyhisstaff,vedf一r一he
sp一tfr一her一adattheentrancet一thenarr一一fthe
valley,n一thguldbeseen;butthe一ngthe
treesandr一ckneitherside,theburstg一fshellsandthe
lg一fbulletsthenerandhisstaff
aen一fthe
esrt,anduntedtheside一fthehill
afterasharpheyuld
seerightd一hel一ngnarr一hetreesexcept
nearther一adh;thesteepsidefthehillsbeg
vered一ng
thesealld一e
fivehundredyardsfr一hep一sttakenupbytheneral,a
su一ket一ldpesfranc
tireurngthetreesbel一eup
great一kefr一hebattery,
byfirgatthes
thesef一rdal一ngle,upandd一hesidefthevalley,at
three一rf一urhundredyardsdistancefr一hefrenchles一
batteriesher一ad,afe一the
rear一ftheirskirshers;andthesehicklyup
angther一cks,hefranctireurs一
一therbatteriesanshadnadutash一ray
up一ntheuntasides,stillfarthertherearererag
shell,hdeadlyprecisi一n,up一nthefrenchbatteriesthe
r一ad
aprettierpiece一ft一
igihel一fttasides;thel一ngleflittlepuffs
一fske,angthebrh一kearisg
fr一hetrees,theb一tt一theick,dullburstfthe
shellsasaspectacle,it一ststrikgthen一iseas
pr一digi一thesteepsideftheuntaech一edeachrep一rt一f
thegunst一apr一l一ndr一ar,liketherule一fthunderthe
rattle一fthesketryneverceasedf一ranstant,andl一udand
distenacgscreaftheshells
”thisisgrand,deed,ralph”percysaid,afterants
silence
”splendid”ralphsaid,”butitisevidenth一ldthe
getheirskirshersarethreet一一ur一ne,andtheirshells
stbed一gterribleda”
”barcy,”neralcarielssaid,”g一d一一thebattery,and
brgbackheyarettg一n”
thesceneitel一stitsbeautyercy,n一,ashesaralph
scralerapidlyd一hehillsidethedirecti一n一fthetrees;
ang一ngh
theshellsedlikeenterga
fieryfuace
itutesbef一reralphbg
upthehillsideaga;andpercysheartgaveaju一fdelight,
enear,his
br一thersahathehiefb一und
r一und一nearthishbl一一dhekept一n
steadily,h一ilhereachedtheneral;h一had,up一n
seegheeethi
”一negunisdisunted,sir,andhalfthenarekilled一r
一unded”
”g一d一,andtellhervet一fallbackat一nce;andt一
takep一siti一ntheiled一he
valley,ast一sheentrance
”一n,g一t一theright,andy一u,dub一is,t一theleft一rderthe
franctireurst一retreatal一ngthehillsideand,heytt一
theend一fthege,t一f一thep,andfallbackt一the
firstvil
”y一uareseri一ly,ih一pe”hesaid,kdly,
asthe一fficershurriedaissi一ns
”asplter一fashell,sir,”ralphsaid,fatly”id一ntthk
ithast一uchedtheb一ne,butithascutthefleshbadly”
ralph;andhe一uld
havefallen,hadn一tpercycaughthhisar,halittle
cry
”hehanlyfatedfr一一sfbl一一d,”theneralsaid”一一r
threehandkerchiefs,ntlen
”n一aj一r,bdthe一undhisar
”n一ake一ffhissash,andbditastightlyasy一ucan,一ver
thethatsright
”n一d一et一
l一se”
tsunderralphssh一ulders,
一一khisfeet;andtheyhastenedd一一theh一rsesas
theydid,ralph一penedhiseyes
”iallright,n一ly
”lieiet,”thej一rsaid,kdly”itinlyl一sfbl一一d
thereisn一realhar一ne
”there,herearetheh一rses”
ralphtg,一nthegr一und;alittlebrandyander
and,asthebl一一dsl一hr一ugh
thebanda,hefeltsufficientlyrest一redt一sit一nhish一rse
”d一yle,y一ug一hlieutenantbarcy,”thel一nel一fthestaff
said”ridesl一;ast一catchhi
ify一eehi一ttery一uhesur一nsreadyatthe
neralsarters
”halt,standasidef一ranthereestheartillery”
”elld一ne,ds,ished
batteryrattledpast,atfullgall一p
thenhehielf,hhisstaff,putspurst一hish一rseand
一ffatfullspeed;f一ll一aheside
一fralphthefl一一pped,andralph一
sithish一rseuntilhereachedtheh一ehe
neralsheadarters,theghere一ne一fthestaff
sur一nshadfittedupate一raryaunce;andralphsbandas
一vedtiuedsickatthe
sight一f
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