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    【】ur,only,ly

    wounded.

    ”taketenpesaid,”ahosefive

    prisoothevillage.givethevertolieutenanthoudin;and

    tellhioseheprisonershehastaken,under

    entotheforest.lettheirhaiedbehind

    theirbacks,fortobe

    surethattheesrtareloaded,andhavefixedbayos.directly

    hehassentofftheprisonerslethioiherest

    ofhisforce.”

    lieutenantribouvillenotooihebridge;and

    orderedtheo

    setto,anddigaholedootheipalarch.it

    hantheyhadexpected.theroadhe

    ballastpresseddoightly,andthehvered,

    toansiderabledepth,enuld

    ond,afterahalfhoursdesperatelabor,theholehing

    likefarenoughadvaoeotaldestruofthe

    bridge,uponthechargebeingfired.iitheprussian

    sentriesupanddohelineand,althoughnot

    insuffiadistance.

    ”dontyouthinkthatpeasked.

    ”no,sir,”theotherreplied.”itghtblhthetop

    ofthearch,butihardlythinkthatitsforce

    upwards.”

    atthisntralphwhohaddonehisspellofwork,andhadbeen

    do,togetadrinkoferunningup.

    ”ifyouplease,lieutenantribouville,thereisahht

    throughthepier,justabovethestohave

    beeoletanyabove,

    keitsescape.ishouldthinkthatoholdthecharge.”

    ”theverything,”lieutenantribouvillesaid,delightedly.”a

    foolitohavelookedtoseeifsuchaholeexisted

    ”stopen,andcarrythebarrelsdootheedgeofthe

    er.”

    thestreabovedeep;andtheengineerofficer

    iediatelyihehole.heatonce

    pronounirablysuitedtothepurpose.itdidnotas

    ralphhadsupposedghtthrough;buttherewoholes,

    oneuponeaelevel,andeach

    extendingintotheterofthepier.theholesfour

    inchessquare.

    thebarrelsofgunttonilyopehebank,and

    ents.lieutenantribouvilleuponone

    side,andralphupoher,tookthettonandthrustit,h

    longstiihe

    softhethefuseied,

    andtheoperationoftaingindrysah,and

    stonesnced.

    ”kehaste”jorteeshouted.”theiuersareincreasing

    fast.therearesofifteenorty,oherside.”

    abriskfireofrifleshedayhadfairlybroken;

    andthefranctireurs,shelteredbehindtheparapetofthebridge,

    onthebankoftheriver,hthe

    ehreequartersofanhourhadpassedsihefirstshot

    wasfired.

    suddenlyadistantboondsbya

    slightand,

    ina,thereothebridge.the

    nallleftofftheirant.

    ”andaythatbe,sterpercyareunpleasantsoundi

    niverheard,sinceiwasaba