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    【】theuglygashinhisyoungstersarandwasobliged

    togooutintotheair.

    theartilleryheirfiretoldthatthe

    frananswere

    enteringthewidervalley.

    ”youhavehadanarroining

    ralphsar”aquarterofaninchlothe

    inartery;andyouinutes.as

    itis,thereisharoisadeepishfleshwound

    but,hyouryouthandnstitution,itwillhealupinavery

    shortti.iheedgestogether,haneedleand

    thread:putaferapsofplasteron,andabandage;andthenyou

    hadbettergetintoanaulaherear,at

    once.”

    ”tigointothefieldagain,nohasked;”ifeelasif

    iuldrideagain,now.”

    ”no,youdonothingofthesort,”thesurgeonsaid.”youhave

    lostalotofblood;andifyouightsetoff

    theightbeadeadnbeforeyou

    uldbebroughtbackhere.keepquiet,anddoasyouareordered,

    andinaaybeinthesaddleagain.”

    ”itseeveryhard,”ralphbegan.

    ”notatallhard,”thesurgeonsaid.”youore

    fighting,beforethiswarisover.

    ”thisisahardcase,ifyoulike;youhaveeveryreasontobe

    thankful.”

    ashespoke,hepoioayoungbilein,his

    chestliterallytoopenhashell.

    ”i,”thesurgeonsaid,afterabrief

    iionofhishalfanhourtolive,andwill

    probablynotrevernssoweak

    brandy,ander.”

    eninfast,andralphoutand

    satdohedoor.

    ”fastenhorseuphere,titheaulancewillbefullofpoor

    fellorethanishall.ifiseethatweare

    beingdrivenback,ishalluntandridequietlyback.

    ”no,thereisnothingreyoue.goandjoinpercy.”

    thefightans,veredbythe

    fireoftheirartillery,haddebouchedfrohepassandwere

    steadilypressingforhevillage

    othethisthefrenchhadsetfireto,before

    retreating,topreventitsservingasashelterfortheehe

    bilesstoodtheirground,forthestpartheheavy

    fireofshotandshell;buttheirzzleloadersatchfor

    thegernsneedleguns,andtheeneeadily

    fordoylerodeuptothestaff,thegernshad

    takenanothervillage.

    ”thatvillagestberetaken,”thegeneralsaid.”barclay,ride

    andorderthezouavestocarryit,hthebayo.”

    percygallopedofftohezouaves,lyingbehindaridgein

    theground,of

    shotandshell.herodeuptotheoffi

    nd.

    ”thezouavesaretoretakethevillage,hthebayo,”hesaid.

    thelonelgavetheorder,butthefireen

    faceit.againandagaintheofficerreiteratedthe

    order;standingexposedonthebank,infrontofhisn,togive

    thefidehelonellookedtowards

    perairofdespair.percytuedhishorse,andgalloped

    backtothegeneral.

    ”thelonelhasdoneallhe,sir,butthenadvance.”