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【】lethoughtsaregiventoloadingandfiring. anythoughtthattheboyshadgiventodangerfor theelves,butforeachother;andralphthoughhisoion eredhadoopercy,tokeephis bodybettershelteredbythetreesbehindanding. italsed together,anddrivenuptohespothefighthadtaken place.bythetithatitplished,thewoundedhadbeen lleanyoftheirwounds.a qualifiedsurgeonhadaiedtherps,asitsregulardoctor, andtheryoungsurgeonshadenlistedinitsranks;andthese, theirarlaidby,ingtostanchtheo applybandages.ofthefranctireurs,therewereonlyfourso seriouslyhattheyowalk. bythattitthevillageofdouteppe,h stoodinthevalley,halfaleonlyfroheseofa;and topehadsentoffassengerdirectlythe affairhadternated.ihesetheed, sandacuterntsofthe fallenuhlans.oheyoungsurgeonspanythe ainfor treatnt. tythreehorsesoftheuhlanshadalsobeencaptured,bythe partyongtheyweregalloping. fournbacktoepinal,andthere disposeoftheents,forthebeofthe litarychestoftherps. thequestionthenaroseastoobedoheprussian pedecidedthisbysayingthat,asite iossiblefortherpstobeburdehebest planongtheprisoners toont;essagethattheuhlansulde bahtheirolestation,asthefranc tireurshepointoftakingtheirdeparture. therpsthenasseledroundagravehhadalreadybeendug, andintoitthebodiesoftheirradeswhohadfallenwere plapethensaidafewbriefwordsofadieu,hoping thatallightdieequallybravely,andvictoriously.then thesodsen,saddehe scehoughstillflushedphoftheirfirst,and signal,suesspreparedtoleavethespot. jorteehadalreadyheldansultationhhisofficers,and theirplanofoperationhadbeendecidedupon.thedifficultyh theyhadeheeveningbefore,hthehorseandcart, hadalreadyprovedthatitpossibletitabout .theyhadalsotakenthirtyfile,andupwardsofa hundredsheepfroheene;andithereforeresolvedto establishasortofheadquartersiains,heyuld retireaftertheirexpeditions,aheeffortsofthe prussianstodisturbthethespotfixeduponheforestof bousson,highupangthevosges,anddistanttwoharddays rg. aportionofthetroop,therefore,roundtohalloville,to fetuternts,blas,etc.there; arched,bytheroad,totheplaart hadbeehenightbefore.tswereengagedasguides and,ieoon,therpsstartedfortheirdestination. itarch.theroadseretracks,andthe enhadtounload theforansiderable distailgrouuldagainbe loaded. itarchthat, thhlydoneupbyfatigueandhardship,therpsreachedthe littlevillageofraon,intheheartoftheforestofbousson. therendant decidedthat,forthenight,therehe assehevillagersatoookchargeofthe anils,ahenthenenoo eupeventocareaboutkeepingailsupperuldbe okedandbeingdividedangthehousesofthevillagethey threselvesdoinutes. theing,thesunshobrightly;auing outafteralongsleep,feltquitediffereurestothetired bandothevillage.thebrightsky,the freshingair,thepleasantodorofthegreatpineforest arouhebragatsphereattheheightoffifteen hundredfeetabovetheseaatoncerefreshedandcheeredthe thereoingparadeatdoyle,forthefirst ti,tookhisplaceharifleonhisshoulderahe jordisssedthesayingthatthereherparade thatday,andthatthenuldasetheelvesastheyliked.in ashortti,everyofhisown ination.first,hoherehe riflesandaendoothe streaandtherepaniedh chlaughingandjoking.thenneedlesandthreadained, froheenofthevillage,andthereudingand daingforthepastthreedaysongrodwoods,had donenolittledagetotheirunifor. cathegraionofbreakfast,forhe sheephadbeenkilled.this,beingthefirstregularalthatthey hadhad,forthreedays,lyenjoyed.afteriten stofthenlittheirpipes,andpreparedtopassadayof delightfulidlehreeofthevillageboyshadbeen engaged,asalswerealldriven outintotheheopenglades,theywouldfindan abundanceoffood. thenedaspty shedihatsuch storesofpoightberequired,uponeachexpedition, shouldbepackeduponthehorsesbad,ifthehorseuldnot takeallrequired,thatotherhorsesshouldbehired. thebarclays,bleinthewood; takingtheirishn,orandunflagging spirits,durithreedays,haddehigeneral favorite. ”sure,ahereahewood,yourhonor because,iftherebe,itotakeourrifleshus. itightyunpleasanttoeacrossalier, andnottobeabletopasshihetiofday.” ”no,tieetherlionsners,s ...