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    【】asasalord;and

    itsaforttothinkthatthereethi,both

    forthebasteandself,intheing.”

    ”.”

    ”goodnight,yourhonor.”

    iftioyleslept,thereanyofhisradesthatdid,on

    thatnight.thelde;andthoseould

    obtainadefires,and.others

    layontheground,andhuddledtogetherforth.othersdragged

    theirfeetanyanddeephe

    issariatter

    iehroughoutthehegreatreasonsof

    thentinuousbadfortuhefrench.

    ,heedbyavarietyofvoices.

    theonlylightlaherooashalffullof

    officers;sodozinginers,otherssittingrouable,

    sking.

    ”hegeneral”

    ”hehasgotarooabouthalfthesizeofthis,fortheuseof

    hielf,tee,andthechiefofthestaff.theyareing;and

    ingallnight,iexpect.thesearetheonlytwo

    roonotfullofhewholevillage.

    ”youhadanarrooday.wehavehadourshareof

    ailletandporcetarebothkilled,andwehave

    threeatall”

    ”no,”ralphsaid;”butiendouslyshaken,aiff

    allover.iheafewhours

    sleep.”

    andsoehe1stofdeceer.

    chapter19:dolast.

    athalfpasteightooinghorsencadashing

    in,ansinginforce.

    stiffnyhalffrozen,andhalfstarvedite

    relief,tothen,tohavesobreaktothenotonyofldand

    huheybledunderarand,inafew

    heartilleryuponbothsideswork.

    ”ifearyoupe

    saidtoralphastheyuhenarehhunger;

    disgustedattheis,intoa

    battlehouthavinghadfoodfortyfourhours,andhno

    prospecteverofitforayfour.besides,

    tohavebeenreinforced.

    ”ourlioolong,ralph.thereisherdirenor

    .”

    foratithefreheirpositionthe

    trendousartilleryfireaintaineduponthe

    gradually,hoanspushedtheirheavyssesoftroops

    forhefrenchreserveshadalreadybeenbroughtup.

    severalofthebileregintsshowedsignsofwavering.general

    zyrodebackhefrontoftheposition;

    exposinghielfrecklessly,iogiveurageand

    nfidenen.cigaraftercigarhesked,astranquilly

    asifsittinginanarhair,ahundredlesathedinof

    battle.atlast,afterexgihegeneralsof

    brigade,hecalledralphp

    uneloyeduptohi

    ”that

    divisionnothavisstfall

    batoholdhis

    ground,ifpossible,foranotherhalfhour;byeishallhave

    fallenbacktooingbutwilldraw

    rathertht,soastokeepourionsnearer,andtoafford

    hielp,ifnecessary.”

    houtauedhishorse,andgallopedoffatfull

    speed.aquarterofanhoursriding,andhe