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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 ...