第九中文网 - 历史小说 - The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)在线阅读 - 第11节

第11节

    【】s.

    thetididnotpassaentfor,astheend

    ofaugustdreg,indeepay,forthe

    neahadbeenanizinga

    freshar.thenhalonswasbroken

    up,andthatargtothereliefofbazaiwoor

    threedaysofanxiousexpectationfollohenonthe3rdof

    septeercathenehroughszerland,oftheutterdefeat

    andsurrehefrenchar,atsedan.

    atfirst,theooterribletobetrue.peopleseed

    stuhethoughtofahuhousandfrenlayingdown

    theirar.tetheneherevolutionin

    paris.thisexotionsangthepeople;butthe

    prevailingideaseedtobethatnohere

    disastersrieved.

    ”doyouthinkoftheneheboysaskedas,drill

    over,theyhurrieduptotalkthetteroverhtheirfather.

    ”ost

    unfortuain

    barentinvolvingageof

    offients,andaperfectupsetof

    theaeryanizationappearslittleshortof

    insanity.atthesati,itispossiblethatityarousesuch

    aburstofnatiohusiashattheresistanceh,asfaras

    theptiblein

    faptedatallybeeofsoobstinateand

    desperateaterthattheprussiansybefairly.

    ”thereisselyanyhopeoffuturevictoriesinthefield.raw

    levies,hoathtroopsasthe

    prussians,intheopen.theonlyhopeisinssesoffranctireurs

    upontherearandflanksoftheene.everybridge,everywood,

    everyvillageshouldbedefehedeath.inthishe

    prussianshegrouandon;anditwouldbe

    absolutelyiossiblefortheofeedtheirienseares,orto

    bringuptheirsiegeterielagainstparis.

    ”thespirittodothisypossiblybeexcitedbytherevolution;

    otherore

    senseless,reunjustifia

    nd,neverde.ithasbeeedpurelybytheradicalsand

    roughsofparistheningawar

    onthago,ingtoberlin.for

    thesentoturoundupontheeerorinhissfortuneand,

    houtnsultioffraoeffectarevolution,is

    inndsilyinfaus.

    ”evenregardedasatterofpolicy,itisbadire.

    austria,italy,andrussiatosaynothingofenglandwould,

    soonerorlater,haveinterferedinfavorofaablishedeire;

    buttheirsyathieshisrevolution.the

    departyinalltheseuntriesyexult,buttheextre

    departydonotholdthereinsofpoheir

    narchsainlynotfeelcalledupontoassisttoestablish

    arepublic.

    ”prussiaherselfintenselyaristocratiherinstitutionswill

    probablyrefusetotreat,altogether,erswhohave

    seizedthepohekingofprussiaisperhapsthegreatest

    haterofdecraeurope.

    ”still,boys,thesegeskenodifferenyourduty.you

    arefightingforfranpireorarepublid,as

    longasfras,itisyourdutytontinue.infact,itis

    hahedutyofyou,andofeveryfren,to

    fight.herarisentirelygone;anditissilyuponthepluck

    andenergyofherpopulationthatshehastotrust.”

    ”doyouthinkparis,papa”

    ”sheissuretodoso,boys.shehasdetherevolution,andshe

    isboundtodefendit.iknoificationsare

    farttobetakenbyasuddenattaditwillbea

    longtibeforetheprussiansbringupasiegetrain.paris

    arvedoutand,ifherpeopleareonlyhalfasbrave

    astheyareturbulent,theyoughttoreiossibleforthe

    prussianstoblockadesuiensele.atanyrate,france

    hastonths;perhapsger,buttonthsoughttobe

    quiteenough,ifherpeoplehavebutspirittosurroundtheene,

    totoretreat.”

    theing,bledfordrill,captaintee

    addressedthenthesubje

    that,hertheyapprovedordisapprovedofhadtakenplace

    there,theirdutyasfrenhepresenttheywere

    notpolitis,butpatriots;andhehopedthatnotawordof

    politicsherps,butthateveryonewouldgive

    hisustbe,hislifein

    thecauseoffrance.

    hisaddressisfato

    then;foralreadydifferena

    angthesohadexultedloudlyatthedownfallofnapoleon;

    othershadsaidlittle,buttheirgloolookshadtestified

    suffitlyanyangthe

    geherps,espeilies,

    istororleanist

    priheproposal,therefore,thatnopoliticsshouldbe

    discussedduringtheeeronlythat

    theyingforfrance,gavegreatsatisfa;and

    prosedantinuahegoodfelloherto

    reigherps.

    ititsfirstanization,

    therpstuedoutforthefirsttiintheirunifor.theband

    ofthenationalguardheadedtheastheyrcheddohehigh

    streetofdijontotheparadeground;andasthespectators

    cheered,theladiesheirhandkerchiefs,andtheorps

    joinedinarseillaisethe

    youngbarclaysfelttheircheeksflush,theirhandstightenupon

    theirrifles,andtheirheartsbeathafiergingtobe

    faehthehatedprussians.

    adaylandby

    enatfirstpreferred

    thechassepots,iliar,theyweresoon

    austodtothenehe

    advantagenderpoitothehe

    darkbroishers,overthebright

    barrelsofthechassepots,

    toanenelesaway.

    adayinthe

    eveningfrorill,theyheardagreattultin

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