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正文 第18节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    froietheroad.nueronepanyht

    and,nsequently,oblant.ralphandper

    thefrontline,behirees.

    notashotpe

    gavetheenbehireesolie

    doongthelohandbrushended

    nearlyahundredyards.theerproofs,blas,andallother

    iedintshadbeebehindathalloville,sothatthenhad

    thefreeuseoftheirar.therifleshepouches

    shiftedroundsoastobereadyathandandordershavingbeen

    giventhatnotawordshouldbespoken,eveninawhispera

    perfectsilencereignedoverthespot.

    ralphandpercyoeachother.theyhadexgeda

    heartygripofthehand,beforelyingdoh

    beatisandhandsfirygraspingtheirrifles,inreadiness

    forthesignal.

    thetiiitseedto

    thenagebeforetheyheardthetraofhorses.nearerand

    heydnoheyuldhearthejinglingof

    acuterntsfirst,throughtheirleafys,theyuldseetwo

    uhlanspassatahewoods,andlookingfor

    possibledahebusheshidtheynotiothing,

    aonatthesapace.itisprobable,ihatthey

    reallyanticipatednopossibilityofanattack,asthedijonfranc

    tireurshefirstheseofa;and

    theprussiansly,iireignorahe

    viedbodyoftheeneand,at,apprehended

    astrayshotfrlerfrohefrenchares,hidden

    inthewoods.

    inaeortoreuhlanspassed;andafterthe

    saintervalberofcattleand

    sheep.thegreaterportionhadpassedthespotheboyswere

    lying,aheireurs,he

    silehepesshout:

    ”now”

    beforetheuhlanshadtitoreinintheirhorses,ortoaskeach

    othereaningofthecry,theflashofthirtyrifles

    brokefrohetrees,andseveralnfellfroheirhorses.there

    ontarypanic,folleofcarbines

    attheinvisiblefoe.

    theeyoungofficer,hlight

    staen:

    ”steady,theyareonlyahandful.forine,charge”

    quicklyastheo

    fireagain;andtheninacehtheirordersretreated,

    andjoiheirradesbypassagesleftitis,on

    purpose.inanotherinstanttheuhlanschargedbut,asquickly,the

    direstnfusined,he

    eopof

    eaedtheirdeadlyhailinto

    thenfusedss.

    thesendlineofuhlanschargedretuedthefire

    oftheirinvisibleeneesand,althoughtheyuldhe

    severaloftheballstookeffeothinguldbeolerthanthe

    offiplesteadiedtheir

    n.underverofthefireoftheirradesthen,inpart,

    extricatedtheelvesandtheirhorses,anddrehe

    ountand,leavingtheir

    horsestobeheldbypartiesoftheirradesfourhorsestoone

    advanfootagainsttheirapparentlygreatly

    inferiorfoe,keepingupaheavyfirehtheircarbihiswas

    ndantofthefranctireurshadhopedfor,and

    expected.

    theheofthehorses;andthe

    prussiansadvanced,opposedonlybyafeebleretutotheirheavy

    fire,until

    ahundredriflesflashedoutuponthe

    theeffect

    thoseseffect.itthattheyhadfallen

    intoanaush.thecaptainortification,at

    thefaulthehadttedrushedfallantly

    sendedhisefforts.invain,hoheytrytoseparatethe

    interlay

    flashedoutthionttheyoungcaptain

    thresandfell,shhtheheart.theofficeext

    inndorderedaretreat,thehorsesidsta

    ntinuousfirefrohefranctireurs,thediroallopedbacktoont.

    thefranctireursnoallparty

    oforhevalley,togivenoticeifthe

    uhlansshouing.astrongbodysettoo

    driveiteredanils

    thevalleyherestllectedthedeadandwounded.

    ofthefranctireurseighteenhe

    uhlansfortysevenainedon

    theground.theirlargenuerofkilled,inproportiontothe

    edforbythefactthatthefiringlose

    that,innyenuallysinged

    bytheexplosion;enhadbeeo

    regaintheirhorses,andescape.

    thefirstiulseoftheyoungbarclays,hefireceased,was

    toturoundandtoeraceeachotherhdelightonfinding

    thattheyhadeachescapedhoutascratdthentoshake

    hailyhtheirusins,unehadbeenequally

    good.thereeforpesorder

    ca,sharpanddecisive:

    ”youthebars,andgo

    assisttodriveinthee.

    ”youhavedoyboys.”

    haflushofpleasure,theboysstartedofftocarryoutthe

    orders;hekind

    thoughtofsparingtheladstheterriblesightofthebattle

    ground.

    theshortbutdesperatenflictthroughheyhadpassed

    seed,totheyoungbar.inthe

    exultale,

    theyhadscarcelyhadtieventogiveathoughttothedanger.

    fearisseldoeltbythesoldier.

    thetiosttriedisinginactive,

    atadistance,exposedtoaheavyshellfire;oro

    anattaofsketryandartillery.ina

    handtohandhink.hisnervesare

    strunguptosohighapitchthathenolohinksofdanger,or

    death.hiswho

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