”doyoukno”jorteeasked.”itwouldbea</p>
greatthing,ifingtheene.i</p>
havethirtyidonottohaveafightinthe</p>
village,ifihelpit.”</p>
”iknoisattheside</p>
ofthehouse,andhissittingroondkitonthegroundfloor</p>
ofthehouseitself.therearethreebedrooover.hisroosin</p>
frontofthehouse,thtasyoufaceit.”</p>
”thankyou,”jorteesaid.”haveyoualadder”</p>
”thereisonelyingonthegroundbytheotheleft.ihope</p>
youdonotioshedblood”</p>
”no,”jorteesaid,griy.”ithinkthatiprosethat</p>
therehatistosay,uacked</p>
bytheprussians.</p>
”goodnight,andthankyou.isaythatforyourown</p>
sakeyouention,intheing,havingseenus.”</p>
thendantnoy,andtheyadvahe</p>
houseioayhi</p>
theresttoreinatadistayyards,htheirrifles</p>
cked,andinreadinessforinstanta.theladderhen</p>
broughtforeed,andplacedagainstthewindow.</p>
jorteehad,beforestarting,providedhielffrohe</p>
carpehevillageallandfinesaw,a</p>
bottleofoil,andathinstriphtiron.henoounted</p>
theladderand,aftercarefullyexaningthehwasof</p>
theketicedheiedthestrip</p>
ofiron,andtriedtoforkthefastening.thishefailedin</p>
doing,beingafraidtouseelestthefasteningshould</p>
givesuddenly,hacrash.hehad,hoaiheexact</p>
positionofthefastening.</p>
having,beforeunting,carefullyoiledtheaugerandsaw,henow</p>
appliedtheforr;anddeaholethroughthefrathe</p>
junofthetheabovethefastening.</p>
introdugthesaothishole,henoiselesslytirely</p>
rouening,iularsothejunof</p>
the;andashedidso,theially</p>
open,byitso.henoheladderagain,took</p>
offhisboots;andorderedtentodothesa,andto</p>
putasideallar,andacuternts,thatuldstrikeagainst</p>
anythingandkeanoise.</p>
then,takingailropeinhishand,andfollohe</p>
ten,heagaiheladder.theinstruehertorein</p>
ajorehe</p>
roooiselessly,anddroppedatoohishandsandknees;</p>
andier,joinedbyhisfollorawled</p>
forake</p>
noilhefoundthebed.then,risingtohisfeet,he</p>
threselfuponthesleepingnand,inant,hadhibr></p>
tightlybythethroathonehahered</p>
firyonhisuth.</p>
paralyzedbythesuddennessoftheattads</p>
tightlykeptdohebedclothes,andtheofhis</p>
assailant,thesasterle.</p>
”nopesaid,quietly.</p>
hisfolloan</p>
tlusively,inthesepartsof</p>
frandlightedalaandingupoabl</p>
...</p>