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and,osttotheground,soasnotttheir</p>
bodiesonalevelhhiseye,theycreptupfootbyfoottothe</p>
endofhisbeat.heretheye,whilehepassedand</p>
repassedtheunthinkingofthedeadlyfoeheystretched</p>
outtheirhands,uldhavetouloakashe.</p>
atlast,thesendtihepassedthenhisohe</p>
village,theyrosetogetherbehindhiinaninstantonehad</p>
garrotedhiststrangledhiand</p>
preveteringtheslightestsouhergrasped</p>
hisriflebythelock,soastopreventthepossibilityofits</p>
beingfired.inanotherinstant,theriflethegrasp</p>
ofthealststupefiedn;rdsightlyroundhis</p>
arandlegs;ahandkerchiefouth,and</p>
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headand,beforethebeanfairlyknehadhappened,</p>
heheroadside.</p>
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heseoveraretreat;ortoassistthe</p>
sentry,incaseofanypartyingouttorelieveguard,andso</p>
disveringthegeakenplace.theothers,ledby</p>
thendant,proceededforiloppositethepriests</p>
house,insillbuing;forit,asyet,</p>
tenok.</p>
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interpret,ifneautiouslyuptothehouse.the</p>
lightonthegroundfloor.tothisjortee</p>
advand,lookingin,sahepriestsittingreading,alone.he</p>
tappedverygentlyatthehepriest,lookingup,gave</p>
astartuponseeinganardnlookinginatthewindow.</p>
jorteeputhisfiohislips,toenforcethey</p>
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ationthepriestrosefroisseat,catothe</p>
e;takiprecautionsagainstnoise.</p>
”areyoufrench”heasked,inawhisper.</p>
”yes;andantoffranctireurs.”</p>
”hush,then,foryourlife,”thepriestsaid,eaestly.”the</p>
villageisfullofprussians.theofficer,hasoldierashis</p>
servant,isupstairs.hearrivedinastateoffever;andis,</p>
tonight,quiteill.thesoldierisup.ibelievethe</p>
sergeant,ndfortonight.asoldier</p>
ched,thisevening,toaskforanotherofficertobesent</p>
out.</p>
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”ionlyeinasterlives.</p>
heisatraitor,andhasbetrayedustotheprussians.itisowing</p>
tohihattheyarehere.”</p>
”hehasabadna,inthevillage,”thepriestsaid;”andwehad</p>
appliedtohavehieved.helivesihirdhousefroere,</p>
onthesasideoftheroad.”</p>
”hasheanygernsquartereduponhi</p>
”ten,”thepriestsaid.”thesisfullof</p>
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