第34节 (第1/2页)

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    ”lieutenantribouville,ghthesterrollofthetwo

    panies.ourbravefrienddeupashas,alasfallen.he

    side,iele.”

    thelistheresultwo

    panies,includingofficers,hadgoothefightfiftyfive

    strong.onlythirtyoneanses.besidesthese,

    eighthadbeenrevedfartherintotheforest,severelywounded;

    andphilippeduburglayashortdistahesurgeonbeing

    eloyedbandaginghisleg,ered,above

    theknee.fifteen,therefore,issinghe

    gernsbayoedallething.of

    thethirtyonees,ninehadoreor

    lesssevere;andthesurgeon,hhisassistants,hadworkonhis

    handsfarintothenight.

    theinstantthattheyissedfroarade,theboyshurried

    totheirusin.helossofblood,butwas

    perfe,holding

    hisheadonhisknee.

    philippesledfaintlyastheboyscaup.

    ”iaogladyouhaveescaped,”hesaid,inaloe.

    theyclaspedhishand.

    ”doesithurtyouch,philippe”

    ”notveryuchasishouldhavethought.”

    ”didthedoctorsayanythingaboutit,philippe”

    ”yes,hesaidthatithadjustssedthegreatarteries;andthat

    hethinksitstruehe

    tsaytillheprobesit,when”

    ”thenyisnotbroken”

    ”no,hesaysitisaybesplintered.”

    ”thankgodforthat,anyhoheboyssaid.

    ”weodoyle,”louissaid.”i;

    anddidnotseehiall,orknoe

    up,onhisshouldersandevenifihad,iuldnothave

    liftedhiandsavedhislife.thereisno

    doubtaboutthat.”

    asitthatphilippeoootalk,andwouldbe

    betterforbeingquietahhis

    brother.

    lookingthroughthetreestookeuld

    noihe

    ovedbythesight,theunfortunate

    inhabitantstheirhidingplatheforest;

    heirhands,g,andcursingtheinvaders.inspiteof

    theadviajortee,severaloftheenofftowards

    theselittle

    householdtreasurefroheflas.inashorttiohebr>

    retuedtofetchherhusband,sayingthattheenehadallleft

    beforetheyreachedthevillage,andhe

    hillside.jorteeatoforen;to

    assistthevillagerstoputoutthefire,andtosaveproperty.

    theireffortsanshad

    s,beforeleaving,uponthe

    bedsandsuchotherfuitureastheyuldnotcarryaway,or

    destroy.

    itelesspeoplesitting

    about,lookingattheruinsoftheirhouses.socriedpiteously;

    azedore

    painfultosee.fortuheyhadsavedalltheiranilsbut,

    atpresent,theyuchabsorbedihoughtsof

    theyhadlost,tobestohoughtofsatisfaon