yapproagtheirhos,drivingofftheir</p>
cattle,andplunderiages,theyha</p>
verycalyeatthegeneralruin.</p>
”ibelieve,reer,thatthosewillgo</p>
and,ifaffairsgoasifearthattheyanunder</p>
fiftyyearsoldinfranceogoout;butitisnotenough</p>
togoout.forahis,iteurage</p>
andendurandanabsolutedisregardoflife;tounterbalance</p>
thedisadvantagesofs,of</p>
artillery,andaybehati</p>
aobuttiwillshow.”</p>
”anddoyouthinkthatthereisanyceoftheiringdown</p>
here,asoparis,papa”percyasked.</p>
”thathelengthoftheresistany.if</p>
franshe</p>
prussiansghttrytoioseupoheyyoverrunhalfthe</p>
untryand,asthistolyupontheirhe</p>
sehis</p>
way.”</p>
”heydo,papa,”ralphsaid,hheightenedlor,”i</p>
feelsurethateveryn,andthat</p>
everyhowillbedefended.”</p>
”ainbarclaysaid,”weshallsee.”</p>
anotherpause,aheerriblethreedays</p>
fightingoh,16th,and18thz;whenbazaine,his</p>
retreattooff,vainlytriedtoforcehisway</p>
throughtheprussianarand,failing,fellbatotz.even</p>
nohepositioheonlygreat</p>
arreiningshutupandsurrounded;andhnothingsavethe</p>
fragntofsdivisios,</p>
llectedinhaste,andthechalons,</p>
betyandthecapitalthepeopleoffrance</p>
ent</p>
ncealedatleastaportionofthetruth,andthepeoplewereonly</p>
tooreadytobedeceived.</p>
indijon,hoore</p>
uood.thesainingtheprussianofficial</p>
telegraandats,arriveddaily;andthose</p>
speedilyspreadthenehroughthetoeationwas</p>
great,andgeneral,buttherehe</p>
bilesedandequippedoff,atoo</p>
chalons.ateveryerofthestreet</p>
thebilesandsoldierse;and,although</p>
henationalguarddrilledintheplace</p>
dars,ingandevening.</p>
”youistakenastothe</p>
patriotisfthepeople,”s.barclaysaid,oneevening,toher</p>
husband.”everyoneisrushingtoar.”</p>
”theyareingoutbetterthanihadexpected,laat</p>
thesati,youhattheyhavenochoithe</p>
tter.thebilesarecalledout,andhavetogo.allan</p>
raisethestfrivolouspretextforexetiondoso.thereisa</p>
perfeentotheprefecture,toobtainpla</p>
theedical,arng,andequippints;inany</p>
sortofservitaking</p>
upar.</p>
”atthesati,</p>
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