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【】asasalord;and itsaforttothinkthatthereethi,both forthebasteandself,intheing.” ”.” ”goodnight,yourhonor.” iftioyleslept,thereanyofhisradesthatdid,on thatnight.thelde;andthoseould obtainadefires,and.others layontheground,andhuddledtogetherforth.othersdragged theirfeetanyanddeephe issariatter iehroughoutthehegreatreasonsof thentinuousbadfortuhefrench. ,heedbyavarietyofvoices. theonlylightlaherooashalffullof officers;sodozinginers,otherssittingrouable, sking. ”hegeneral” ”hehasgotarooabouthalfthesizeofthis,fortheuseof hielf,tee,andthechiefofthestaff.theyareing;and ingallnight,iexpect.thesearetheonlytwo roonotfullofhewholevillage. ”youhadanarrooday.wehavehadourshareof ailletandporcetarebothkilled,andwehave threeatall” ”no,”ralphsaid;”butiendouslyshaken,aiff allover.iheafewhours sleep.” andsoehe1stofdeceer. chapter19:dolast. athalfpasteightooinghorsencadashing in,ansinginforce. stiffnyhalffrozen,andhalfstarvedite relief,tothen,tohavesobreaktothenotonyofldand huheybledunderarand,inafew heartilleryuponbothsideswork. ”ifearyoupe saidtoralphastheyuhenarehhunger; disgustedattheis,intoa battlehouthavinghadfoodfortyfourhours,andhno prospecteverofitforayfour.besides, tohavebeenreinforced. ”ourlioolong,ralph.thereisherdirenor .” foratithefreheirpositionthe trendousartilleryfireaintaineduponthe gradually,hoanspushedtheirheavyssesoftroops forhefrenchreserveshadalreadybeenbroughtup. severalofthebileregintsshowedsignsofwavering.general zyrodebackhefrontoftheposition; exposinghielfrecklessly,iogiveurageand nfidenen.cigaraftercigarhesked,astranquilly asifsittinginanarhair,ahundredlesathedinof battle.atlast,afterexgihegeneralsof brigade,hecalledralphp uneloyeduptohi ”that divisionnothavisstfall batoholdhis ground,ifpossible,foranotherhalfhour;byeishallhave fallenbacktooingbutwilldraw rathertht,soastokeepourionsnearer,andtoafford hielp,ifnecessary.” houtauedhishorse,andgallopedoffatfull speed.aquarterofanhoursriding,andherodeuptogeneral sos,angwere thepapalzouaves,tokeacharge. thisfinebodyofnthepapalzouavesacquired,andjustly acquired,reglorythananyotherfrenchrpsthroughoutthe agnifitly.inthefirst fightatorleans,uponthis2ndofdeceer,andafterthe battleoflens,thezouavesofcharettefoughththeurage oflions.agreatnyofthenofgoodfaly.allwere inspiredbytheardorandspiritoftheirwas silarincuttothatofthefrenchzouaves;but graylor,triedhalittleredbraid. ralphrodeup,anddeliveredhisssage. ”iaoingtocarrythatposition,sir,”thegeneralsaid;”andin thatcaseishallnothavetofallbackatall,andgeneralzy ethro,soasnottobe outflanked.ifyouinutes,youheresultof thischarge. ”noen.” sosayingherode,hhisstaff,infrontoftheline. ”foren”heshouted,drawinghissword. ralphhadnaturallyfalleniaff,ando seeandadrethedaringoftheproposedventh,if suessful,hefortuheday.uponan eneant,wereseveral batteriesofartillery;supportedbyalargebodyofinfantry,who exteohinabouthalfthedistahefrene andtheiroerrificsoterrificthat severalofthefresrefusedtoadvahersstarted; buthereda,uhedeadlyfire,thatonlytwo rpsbesidesthezouavesperseveredtotheend. thezouavesadvaadouble,butuessasif onparade.theydidnotfireashot,butdestraightatthe prussianinfantry.astheyapproachedtheenesline,general sonisandhisstafffelliof bilesotheiointerferehthefire. ”fodandfranharetteshouted,asheledthecharge;and theentresponded,asonen,”fodandfrance” sofiercehisonslaughtthattheprussianinfantryrefusedto faceit,andfellbackupontheirsupports.stillthezouaves rushedon,andagaintheprussiansfellback;buttheassaultwas grooreandrehopeless.thezouavesed,save byafeeherregintsherear.the shotandshello.anarwasin front. atlast,theyhalted.lonelhedoninfront,waving hisshhisstaff,againrodefor adness. againthezouavesadvanofshellpouredupon theandtheofgerncavalrysdoherewasa haretteandhisofficersdisappeared,behehoofsof thecavalry.generalsonisandhisstaffdoraw beforethebutthezouavesstoodfirfiredavolleyintothe andthenhavinglosteighthundredn,inthatdesperateattet tor ...