第17节 (第2/2页)

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    there;doyle,arporal,andsixofthenhe

    stfootsore,andinwasdreadfully

    disgustedatbeingthustheceofseeing,and

    joiningin,anyfighting;andonlynsoledhielfhthehope

    thatavaurtheday,andthathe

    henbeabletoexgehiswhipforarifle.

    therestoftherpsploddedonuntil,longafterdusk,they

    arrivedatthehalfdozenhousesthevillageof

    halloville.theirappearaheyrcheduptoit,ed

    byascrearoan,follos

    andcries.n,en,andchildrenofthe

    houses,andtakingtoflight;andiththegreatest

    difficultythattheyadetouah,thatthe

    fordablebody,,

    posedofthedreadedinvaders.

    hetruth

    hospitably.theirans,hoall;theirhousesequally

    so.hoeblazingfiresedonthe

    hearths;blashaviupbeforetheoprevent

    anylightbeingvisiblefrohevalley.afiretedfor

    theokingofeay,andpreparationsforsupperweresoon

    henanexanatiohefacilitiesinthe

    h

    straen

    palosetogetheruporapand

    fatigue;nuroussentriesbeingthro,invariousdires,

    topreventthepossibilityofsurpriseforthepeasantshad

    infordthehattheinfortionheyhadreceivedwas

    rredthattheuhlans,ab,hadentered

    thousandfranount

    ofstoresofallsorts.

    atthreeoktheyotheirgreat

    pleasure,thattherainhadceased.guidedbyohevillagers,

    theydetheiroapointhee

    closetotheroad,atanarroajor

    teepostedhisnalongintheoilsofwirehad

    beenbrought;andthese

    treetotree,atadistanthe

    ground.sofortyyardsfartherback,youngtreeswerefelledand

    bra;ahebushypartstohe

    road,ongthesoastoforbr>

    abattisperfeen,anddifficultinthe

    extreforinfantry.alloclothe

    ing,everythingwasinreadiness.

    asllpartyhadbeeuponthehighgroundnearhalloville,

    aheadbroughtdoer

    daybreak,apartyofuhlanshadbeeoleaveblant,andto

    visitbarbasandharboisetontand

    theire,drivingso.atten

    oenfroallovillecadohthe

    heuhlansabhadjustleft

    blant,andingdohevalley.

    eaenbehind

    thetrees,otheroad;theinbodybeingstationedbehind

    theabattis,eahavingpreviouslysettleduponaspotwhere

    hec

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