第74节 (第1/2页)

    【】goheother

    villages.

    ”rideupandorderthebilestoliedoainbarclay;then

    tellthelohelihistroopsupinlineh

    thelettheiedown,also.

    ”tee,havethetteriesofartillerybroughtup,at

    fullspeed,tosilebatteryiheleftofthe

    village.itsfirecrossesthegroundopassover.”

    tennutesreofntinuousonading,awas

    apparentthattheprussianfirewasweakening.

    ”note,atthedouble.”

    ralphsetspurstohishorsebut,justashereachedthetroops,a

    shellexplodedjustunderhishorse.ralphheardacrash;felta

    shodahroughtheair;andthenfellheavilyupon

    theground.believingheadenoeffort

    togettohisfeet;butsatupandshoutedtothelohe

    biles,hi

    ”thebilesandlie,atthedouble,andtocarry

    thevillagehthebayo.”

    thebileshadflinchedalittlebefore,astheyhadadvancedh

    thedeadlyfireofshotandshell;buttheydidnotflinow,and

    leapingupontheirfeet,hacryof”vivelafrahe

    bilesandlinesoldiersliterallydearaceofitforthe

    village.

    ralph,afterhavinggivenhisssage,laybackagain,hasort

    ofbeierwardsheheardarapid

    galloping;andloeerodeup,follodoyle.

    ”areyoubadlyhurt,dearboy”theforrexclaid,ashe

    leapedfroishorse.”thegeneralhielfaskedtoe,and

    seeafteryou.”

    ”idontquitek,

    asifheadylegsshotoff.”

    ”youhadatrendousshake,”saidloeeh

    tibythistikneelingbesidehiandyourhorseisblown

    alsttopieces;butidontthink,asfarasisee,at

    present,thatyouarehitanyakeasipofbrandy.it

    unnedalittle,youknow.

    ”there,youarebetteow,”hesaid;asralph,havingdrunka

    littlebrandy,satupandlookedround.

    ”iallright,ithink,lonel;dontstayanyloiill

    here.idontthinkiunned,elseiuldnothavegiven

    theorder.no,iigineihadanearesyneck.

    ”please,dontinutes.i

    shorse,andjoinyouagain.tiupa

    sketthereareplentyaboutanddoalittlefightingonhisown

    at.”

    loeejuedonhishorse,androdeoff.inanuteor

    tounttihorse,andridesloothe

    village,usketryfireillgoingon;butasno

    shellorshotinginthedireinhralphwas,

    itthatthefrenchhadtakentheposition,andhad

    openedfireuporeatinggerns.thefightstillraged,

    boththta;butinanotherquarterofanhourit

    slaedalso,here,ahreevillageshehands

    ofthefrench.

    inaquarterofanhour,ralphfeltquitehielfagainand,seeing