第5节 (第1/2页)

    【】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