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【】thepeopleofdijohalftheirtiinand arouioforlear;butbandsof ladiesrelievedeachothereveryfewhours,andhandedsoup,bread, fruit,andothesoldiersastheypassedthrough.each crorained,asitapproachedthestation,h cheersaroopsasheartily respoofthetrainsedhboughs,and presentedagayappearanceas,filleden,the sunbuedzouaves,shyturs,gayhussars,orsober artilleryhetown. soofthetrainslesssignifitof horuckshthe deadlyshellarrangedsidebyside,pointupwards,andlooking relikeeggsinabasketthandeadlyssilesd. there,too,ingbridgeswhile, everyhalfhour,longlinesofhbiscuits,barrels oforesofallsortsand kindspassedthrough. theenthusiasfdijon,atthesightofthisvingpanoraof arseillaiseresounded frooingtonight.victoryain,andthe onlysubjectofdebatesoriousfrance poseuponnqueredprussia.theonlyiatiewas forthenehefirstvictory. captainbarclaysentdoheuseofthe passingtroops;andhisdooassistatthe distribution.intheeveningsheandllyscrapeds,to kelintfortheillclosedasitwas foundiossibletogettheboystoattendtotheirstudiesand ralphandpercyspeiingthetrainsgopast, andinshoutingtheelveshoarse. and,each ingatbreakfast,helookedreandregraveas,upon openingthepapers,hefoundthereillnonehe ofhostilities. ”ake,papa”ralphasked,oneday;”weare sendiroopsup,everyhour,andidonotseehowafew daysdelaybeanydisadvaous.” ”itkesallthedifference,ralph,allthedifferehe ythanthe prussians,andhadtheadvatheinbodyofourtroops uearertothefrohanthoseoftheprussians. ifthingshadbeenready,archedtwohundred thousandnintogerny,threeorfourdaysatlatestafterthe declarationofansuldhavehadnoforapableof resistingtheheprestigeofafirst sucoslightthingyandweshouldalso havehadthegreatandsolidadvantageoffightinginanenes untry,insteadofuponourown. ”thegernreservesarefargreaterthanourohow perfecttheiranizationis,andeveryhourofdelayisan ienseadvaheitisquitelikelynohat,insteadof thefrenvadinggerny,itheprussianswhowill invadefrance.” theboyslittleaffectedbytheirfathersforebodings.it osupposethateveryoneuldbewrong; stillreiossibletobelievethatthosegreathostshey sae,uldbe beaten.theyositrouableofan evening,apoable, explaihestrengthofthevariouspositions,andthe probabilityofthisorthatlitackbeiedbyoneor theotherar. dayafterdayeat last.thefirstbloruck,thefirstbloodshedthe frenchhadtakensaarbruck. ”itistoolate,”captainbarclaysaid,asralphandpercyrushed in,tosaythattheneedupattheprefecture.”itis toolate,boys.theenglishpapers,ofthising,havebrought ustheneansaressingatleastseve huhousandn,alongthelinefroaarlouistospiers.it isevidentthattheyfellbackfroaarbruckhoutanyserious resistanahreedaystheywillbeinreadiness and,astheystfaroutnuerourn,youhatthe advasaarbruckbefollohatthe prussiaheoffensive.” ”thendoyoureallythinkheresult,papa” ”ithink,ralph,thatodonothaving,at oakentheoffehefirst.we shallhavetofallback,toabandonthelineoffrontierhis altogetherindefensibleandtoholdtheliheselle,and thespursofthevosges;anierongposition,andhwe oughttobeabletoholdagainstalltheeffortsofprussia.” theexultationofdijonshortlivedfor,oh,the boysthetohveryserious faces. ”atter,ralph” ”thereisaruriohattheswisspapershave publishedanatofthecaptureofhe prussians.agreatnyfrencharesaidtobeprisoners.doyou thinkitbetrue” ”itisprobable,atanyrate,ralph.theswisspaperswould,of urse,gettheneany.we stnotbeginbybelievingallthatthetelegraays,because bothsidesarevictories;still,theabsolute captureofatoatteruponherebenodispute, andisthereforelikelyenoughtobetrue.weknoheprussians assedallalongthatlineand,asiexpected,theyhavetaken theoffeheiressinsodoing; asherpartykhersarepreparingtostrikea blohereforerate,andstrikehan forceatanygivenpoint. ”noanshavedethefirstve,andshoheir iion,bothpartiesrateinthatdire.you see,fronseitherrchsouthupon strasburg,orsouthetzoancy;buttoreachthis latterplarossthespursofthevosges.the frenchay expectagreatbattle,inadayortwo.” theoosoonforterdijon,aswellas allfraoodaghastattheerroutof sdivision,afterthedesperatelyedbattleof h;alessdecided,thoughlessdisastrous,defeats ofthefrez.so littlensolationhefac ...