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ereissothingwrong.

    iuldntsleep,inthishoroutposts;andfor

    thelastquarterofanhour,ifancyivebeenhearingnoises.i

    dontknoing,butitseetotheyare

    allroundus.iybeassureasthepiper”

    ”hush,tiralphsaidtotheirishn,rawled

    noiselesslyalong,andhadlaindownbyhisside.

    ”percy,areyouawake”

    ”yes,isen.”

    theydidlisten;anddistinctly,abovethesighingofthewind,

    theyuldheararustling,cragnoise.daybreaking,

    butthelightsuffitlystrongtoshoshany

    distiness,arees.

    ”byjove,goingto

    alarhecahesentry,startledintowakefulness,

    challengedandfired.

    thefranctireurs

    e,down.

    ”liestill,”hesaid,”foryourlives.”

    hisendousvolleyrang

    outallroundtheandhalfthefranctireursfell.

    ”noakearushforahouse.

    ”tothehouses,allofyou,”heshouted,loudly.”itisouronly

    ce.down,here,likesheep.”

    theofficerofthefranctireurshadalreadyatonedforhis

    carelessness,byhislife;andthenobeyedralphscalland,

    adstaheavyfire,rushedacrossthefiftyyardsofopenspaceto

    thehouses.thedoorin,htherush.

    ralphhadnotstoppedatthefirsthousebut,followedbyhis

    brotherandtioyle,hadrunfartheron;aeredthelast

    houseinthevillage.

    ”goihers,ralphhanceof

    defendingourselves,here.wehaveonlyourrevolvers.”

    ”hanceofdefendingourselvesanyy,”ralph

    said.”therestbeaupleofhuheatleast;andnot

    abovefifteenortost,ofthefranctireursgaihe

    houses.resistaterlyuseless;a,hadibeenh

    thosepoorfellotosurrender,when

    theyierwards.weshouldbe

    silythrohoutdoingtheleastgood.”

    thereontafter,halfa

    dozenshhtheherewasarushof

    soldierstohedoor,open.

    ”an,ingforeet

    the”hofficers.”

    ”dontfire,”avoieforward.

    ”youarenotfranctireurs”heasked,forthelightill

    insuffitodistinguishunifor.

    ”y,upongeneralcarielsstaff.this

    nisanorderly.

    ”hereareoursar.”

    thegernofficerbowed.

    ”keepyoursen.iaotin

    nd.”

    atthisnt,anotheroffiaup.

    ”whohaveakeprisoners”

    ”theyaretajor.”

    ”he”saidthejor,doubtfully.

    ”ento

    ceasetheirresistance.”

    thefrane

    ttage,selvesdesperately;andwere

    keepingupaheavyfire,frohewindows.

    ”itosurreonce,”ralphsaid,quietly;”if

    yougiveyourhattheyshall

    ...

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