第41节 (第2/2页)

leapedtohisfeet,anddashedupthebankinangthe

    trees;justasanothershothalikefatalresult,

    intotheadvanguhlans.therestbelievingthattheyhadfallen

    intoanaushinstantlytuedtheirhorsesheads,andgalloped

    backtheroadtheyhade.

    ralphsfirstiulseorushdootheroad,andhthe

    officershorse;distances

    sterfell,andpanions.ashe

    didso,theoldpeasantappeared,frohewood.

    ”thankyou,”ralphsaidly.”youhavesavedlifeor,atany

    rate,havesavedfrogernprison.”

    thepeasantpaidnoattentiontohibutstoopeddoine,

    carefully,anshdead.

    ”tore,”hesaid,sle.”thatkesfifteen.three

    apiece.”

    thenhepickeduptheofficersrevolver,tookthecartridge

    belongingtoitfrohepoud,hahehandto

    ralph,strodebatothewood.

    ralphrevedtheholstersfrohesaddleofhisoh

    hadfallendeadplaanoffid

    then,untingit,rodeoffatfullspeed,toinforeneral

    carielsoftheresultsofhisiigation.

    ”hallo,barclay”oneofhisfelloo

    theheadquarters,”haveyoubeenuptodoingalittlebarter,

    anhussaryouseeohavegotthebestofhitoo;

    foryourothisisagooddealbetter,

    unlessiaistaken.

    ”hoeabout”

    quiteacroedround,heofficerwas

    speaking;struck,likehihthesingularityofthesightofa

    frenchstaffofficeruponahorseantrappings.ralphdid

    noterelyreplied,in

    thesajestingstrain,thatithadbeenafairexgethe

    slldifferehevalueofthehorsesbeingpaidfor,ha

    sllpieceoflead.then,throohisorderlywho

    ninguphei,tothegeneral,theevident

    foroventsofthegerns.

    ”aretheyasstrongashegeneralasked.

    ”fully,ishouldsay,sir.ihadnoansofjudgingtheinfantry,

    buttheyseedinlargeforce.theyainlystrongin

    cavalry,andisaeeightortenbatteriesofartillery.”

    ”letthefordutyride,pe;andtellhibr>

    toholdtheupperendofthisvalley.sendhervesbatteryforward

    toassisthihavethegeneralasselysounded.”

    ralphlefttoobeytheseorders,hegeneralgavethelonel

    ofhisstafftheinstrusforthedispositionofhisforces.

    thearofthevosgespoousasensisted,atthis

    ti,ofonlysotenthousandn;allbilesorfranctireurs,

    htheexceptionofabattalionofline,andabattalionof

    zouaves.thebilesostundisciplined,havingonlybeen

    outanth;andostpart,ardonlyhtheold

    zzleloader.nyhedonlyinthegraytrousers,ha

    redstripe,spartofthebilesuniforand

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