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【】elves flatioftheditdperagain,atfull gallop.thefrenchohepoint anyofthebileswerein fullflight.generalcariels,therefore,hdreillery toapois;andthenordereda rapidretreattesofline,andthezouaves,agas rearguard. itovents ans,edhtheirsuess, attetedinpursuit. chapter12:thesurprise. afterthebrielsfoundit iossibletorestoresuffiongthebiles,to enablehioshoy.hewas,besides,in anyarticlesenty.halfhisforcewere shoeless;ahinblouseshwereashasbeensaidall theveringthatnyofthebileshad,edto resistthebitterldnition, too,as. thegeneraldeterherefore,uponfallingbackuponbesann, andreanizinghisforcesthere.aoo,h nd,hadnowbroken outagain;andhissurgeonorderedabsoluterepose,forawhile. uponthedayofthefight,ralphhadriddenslootherear, hatthefightthefrench.hardened ashehanexcellentnstitution,his ontassudatroublesoaspect;butatthe endofa,ofurse,inaslingto unthishorse,ahielfreadyforduty.the headquartersbesann;andralphuld,hadheapplied forit,haveobtaiogotodijon;buthehadnotdoneso, ashehadbeensolatelyatho,ahoughtthatthesightof hisarnasliherrenervous, andanxiousontheirat,thanbefore. thegerancefroesann,being peandhisfranctireurs,andbythe irregularforces.ansiderableargatheringat besann,andtheregintalandsuperiorstaffofficerswerehard atp,theboyshadlittle todo;andthereforerequestedleave,forthreedays,togo uptotheiroldfriends,thefranctireursofdijon.thegeneralat oncegraherequiredperssion;adding,ile: ”dontfetyouareoffiointoany harebrainedadventures,youknokon thursday,asiexpeeralessortoarriveon friday;andishallhavetogiveyou,aspartofbelongings.” ”obeback,general.” andsotheysetoff;taking,asusual,tioyle,as orderlyandservant. ”faith,andialadenoughtobeoutintheopenagain,ster ralph,”tiaid,astheyleftbesannbehind.”afterlivingout intherooobreathe, inacroown.” ”itsjollytobeoutagain,tibutidontknoinda townagain,forafewdays.” ”ah,itsallveryisterralphh youroffi,andyourarnasling,andthegirlsall lookingatyouasaherobutforitsdiffereirely.out intheopehatexceptheresanythingtodofor yourhonorsiayoaster,andplaseself.hereinthe toanhussar;andarsjusthsaluting toallthefelloeetinthe street. ”thentheresnoceofanyfighting,aslongasup iheuseofbeingdeckedupin uniforexcepttofightisthereanyceofjusttheleast scriageiheboys”he asked,persuasively. theboyslaughed. ”notch,tibuty,and sothingytuup,atanynt.butsurelyyouvehadenough, isixweeks” ”prettyisterpercyprettyyousee,thelast affairdidntunt.” ”oh,didntitunt”ralphsaid,lookingathisar”ithinkit untedfortsure youostdesperatelover offighting,ti” ”iisterralph;andit saythatilikedit,entirely.itisntsoghtypleasantsitting likeastiffstatuebehindthegeneral,htheshellsfalling aboutyoulikepeas,andnotallohedivarshinofasi baretu. ”shootaletsshootback, iu.” theboyslaughed,andthedaypassedpleasantlyastheyrode,and talked.theduskhadalreadyfallenheyreachedapartyof franctireurs.ittheiroheoffi ndtellexactly. ”teredoveransiderableextentofuntry,”hesaid; ”andthelonel,alone,uldtellyouhoed.i expectthatheonight;andyourbestplano stayhere,tillhees.uchtoofferyou,butsuch asitis,itisatyourservice.” afterantsnsultation,theboysagreedtoaepttheoffer; astheyhadpalpablyreeetinglohere, thaninajoueythroughthenight;andinaen heirhorsesiedtotrees,aingbya blazingfire,htheofficersoffranctireurs.thevillage nsistedofonlythreeorfourhousesand,asthereen iyupoheybivouackeduhe trees,hardby. ”hoans”ralphasked,whendinnerwasover; andtheylaybythefire,skingcigars. ”tenlesorso,”theoffisarelessly. ”noceoftheiringthisway,ihope,”ralphlaughed.”we nearsavee,once.” ”soiheard,”theofficersaid,”butiaatherskepticalasto thesenightsurprises.innineind,idontan forantthatitinninecasesoutof ten,theserursofnightattacksareallonshine.” ”perhapsso,”ralphsaid,alittlegravelyforhehadalready notien, thanthattoedangthefranctireurs ofdijon;”perhapsso,butoocareful. ”hope” ”thelonelfelloour loheoffian. foreverrg,a ...