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    betreatedasprisonersof

    war.”

    ”iananswered.

    ”thenishalltosurrender,”ralphsaid,

    firy.”ihavenoauthority,;butifigive

    advice,ithattheyshouldselltheirlivesasdearlyas

    possible.”

    theoffiore

    hefightntinuedrouage,nyofthegerns

    falling;thenarushade,thereestinside

    thehouseshouts,shrieks,erdthenallwas

    still.

    theyoungbarclaysandtildtositdoree,

    atashortdistanceoff;htries,hloadedrifles,

    standihethegernsoldierstookfrohehouses

    fe;sittingdown

    aingtheirbreakfastastheflasshotup.atashort

    distancefro

    eightortenfranctireurs,andsixorsevenpeasants,guardedby

    sosoldiers.

    hehegernjorasalking.oneof

    theyoungnappearedtotakelittleiintheion;

    buttheotherepoint,hgreat

    eaestness;andthejorwasequallyplainlyrefusinghis

    request,forhestaedhisfootangrily,andshookhishead.

    ”ajoris,ofthebrutalspean,”ralph

    said.”ooetthesotis.theirofficersareeither

    partiaes,reatbrutes;

    apparentlyenofea,here.”

    theofficerspassednearenoughforthebaratchthey

    weresaying.

    theyouenantwasverypale.

    ”forthelastti,jor,iiloreyou.”

    ”forthelastti,lieutenantvonhersen,”thejorsaid,

    brutally,”iorderyoutodoyourdutyand,byheavens,ifyou

    speakanotheryoui”

    theyouenanttuedsilentlyaen,

    andorderedtheoplatireursandthepeasants

    againstawall.

    ”thisishorrible,ralph,”percysaid.”thatsundrelisgoingto

    shoottheinldblood.”

    ”iprotestagainstthisexecution,”ralphsaid,inaloudtone,

    advanurder,anda

    violationofalltherightsofwar.”

    ”holdyue,sir,”thegernjorsaid,tuingtohibr>

    furiously,”or,byheavens,iyouupthere,too”

    ”youdarenot,”ralphsaid,firy.”e,asyoudo,everylaw

    ofanity;youdarenotshootanofficerofthe

    ar,inldblood.”

    thejortuedblackhpassion.

    ”byheavens”heexclaid.

    buttheofficerself

    beforehi

    ”pardon,jor,”hesaid,respectfully,”butthefrenis

    right.itytotouchthese

    prisonersofwar.

    ”ihertter,ihavenothingtosay.theorderhasbeen

    publishedthatfranctireurs,andpeasantsshelteringtheshall

    beshot;anditisnotfortodiscussorders,buttoobey

    theutthisisatteraffegallourhonors.”

    thejorstood,forant,irresolute;buthek

    thegernlitaryauthoritieshdeath,

    theatroeof

    thennear:

    ”tietheirarbehindtheirbacks