第29节 (第1/2页)

    【】henverycautiously

    and,osttotheground,soasnotttheir

    bodiesonalevelhhiseye,theycreptupfootbyfoottothe

    endofhisbeat.heretheye,whilehepassedand

    repassedtheunthinkingofthedeadlyfoeheystretched

    outtheirhands,uldhavetouloakashe.

    atlast,thesendtihepassedthenhisohe

    village,theyrosetogetherbehindhiinaninstantonehad

    garrotedhiststrangledhiand

    preveteringtheslightestsouhergrasped

    hisriflebythelock,soastopreventthepossibilityofits

    beingfired.inanotherinstant,theriflethegrasp

    ofthealststupefiedn;rdsightlyroundhis

    arandlegs;ahandkerchiefouth,and

    fasteherebyardgoingaouthandtiedbehindthe

    headand,beforethebeanfairlyknehadhappened,

    heheroadside.

    ohefranctireursnondantthat

    thenuldadvance;heotherseleiallybecause

    heuoodalittlegernputonthespikedheltofthe

    capturedsentry,aoo

    repeatthecryof”allbepassedround.

    thepanyovedup.tennatthepoint

    heseoveraretreat;ortoassistthe

    sentry,incaseofanypartyingouttorelieveguard,andso

    disveringthegeakenplace.theothers,ledby

    thendant,proceededforiloppositethepriests

    house,insillbuing;forit,asyet,

    tenok.

    jortee,aiedonlybytenandbyralphbarclay,to

    interpret,ifneautiouslyuptothehouse.the

    lightonthegroundfloor.tothisjortee

    advand,lookingin,sahepriestsittingreading,alone.he

    tappedverygentlyatthehepriest,lookingup,gave

    astartuponseeinganardnlookinginatthewindow.

    jorteeputhisfiohislips,toenforcethey

    forsilentoopentheera

    ationthepriestrosefroisseat,catothe

    e;takiprecautionsagainstnoise.

    ”areyoufrench”heasked,inawhisper.

    ”yes;andantoffranctireurs.”

    ”hush,then,foryourlife,”thepriestsaid,eaestly.”the

    villageisfullofprussians.theofficer,hasoldierashis

    servant,isupstairs.hearrivedinastateoffever;andis,

    tonight,quiteill.thesoldierisup.ibelievethe

    sergeant,ndfortonight.asoldier

    ched,thisevening,toaskforanotherofficertobesent

    out.

    ”idoforyou”

    ”ionlyeinasterlives.

    heisatraitor,andhasbetrayedustotheprussians.itisowing

    tohihattheyarehere.”

    ”hehasabadna,inthevillage,”thepriestsaid;”andwehad

    appliedtohavehieved.helivesihirdhousefroere,

    onthesasideoftheroad.”

    ”hasheanygernsqua