”andaythatbe,sterpercyareunpleasantsoundi</p>
niverheard,sinceiwasababy.”</p>
”iquiteagree,astoitsunpleasantness.itisa</p>
shell.theartilleryareingupfrouneville.thefireofthe</p>
sentries,inaupleofnutes;givethebr></p>
anotherfifteeready,andhalfanhethinrange.</p>
”hereesanother.”</p>
”areyouready,ribouville”thendantshouted.”theyhave</p>
cavalry,asustbeoff,or</p>
caughtinatrap.”</p>
”iaeady,”heanswer.</p>
”barclay,strikeatdputittotheendofyourfuse,till</p>
itbeginstofizz.</p>
”haveyoulitit”</p>
”yes,sir,”ralphsaid,antlater.</p>
”sohavei,”thelieutenantsaid.”theythree</p>
nutes.</p>
”nowforarun”</p>
inaupleofhefranctireursreating,atthe</p>
double;andtheyhadnotgoneahundredyardsheyheardthe</p>
soundoftendousexplosions,folloloselyoneupon</p>
another.lookingback,theysaents;</p>
andthatthebridgelay,aheapofruins,irea</p>
”hurrah,lads”shoutedthendant.”youhavedoneyourwork</p>
aywellbeproud</p>
oftheirdayswork.</p>
”dontndtheshells,”hentinued,astoreofthessiles</p>
burst,inquiession,.”they</p>
keanuglytheyhurtus,atthisdistance.”</p>
thegernartillerynhadapparentlyarrivedatthesa</p>
nclusion,fortheynoofire;areatingrps</p>
theinfantry,whohad</p>
follofre.</p>
”theartilleryandcavalryhewood,”</p>
percysaidtohisbrother,astheytrottedalong,sidebyside.</p>
”theyyeup,”ralphsaid,”butthey,onthe</p>
brokenground;andind.”</p>
thegroundillery.it</p>
hthespursofthehill.hereandtheregreat</p>
ssesofroroppedoutoftheground,chesofforest</p>
extendedoveransiderableportionoftheground.inoneof</p>
these,standinguponrisingandbrokenground,jorteehalted</p>
hisn;andopenedsoheavyafireupontheenescavalry,when</p>
theluappeared,thattheyoed;andalthough,</p>
heartilleryarrived,afeothewood,</p>
thefranctireurshadalreadyretired,andgaiheforest</p>
olestation.uponcallingtheroll,itwas</p>
disveredthatsixn,only,issing.thesehadfalleher</p>
killedorthefireoftheenesinfantry,duringthe</p>
tithattheoperationatthebridge.</p>
thererejoigatthesuessoftheirenterprise,the</p>
effectofaioblockthetraffigthat</p>
line,foratleastaisfawas,however,</p>
sopedbythesightofseveraldenselusofskein</p>
theplain;shoanshad,asusual,heir</p>
vengeanceupontheivillagers.thefeelingofdisgustwas</p>
gedtofuryeofthepeasantsothe</p>
hedestruoftheirabodesreportedthatthe</p>
gerns,having</p>
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