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troubleyourselfighthave
thabear,oratheyhavedisappeared,long
siispossiblethatthereareafeteredabout;
buttheyareneverfordabletoanybutasolitaryperson,evenin
esflyfroansapproach.”
thepartyhadagrale,fortheseryherewasvery
fiis,theforesthickthattheyuldseenliseofthesky,arunksofthetreesseedtokeathenagain,itheywould
obtainagliseovertheuntryfarao
theplainofchaagneorifthevieeadofin
frontoftheheyuldseethetopsofthehighestrahe
vosges,risinghillabovehill,andoftenothevery
suitthedonohehighestpointsoftherange,being
iediatelybehindthe
thevillagesare,here,fehepeople
extrelypoor;forthesoilispoor,andalthoughihe
cattletheironlyhareabletopickupan
abundanceoffood,intheforests,theyhaveahardstruggleto
keeptheliveduringthean,and
theirappearanddressrathergernthanfrenchbut,
nothstandingthis,theyhhlyfrenspirit,and
regardedtheinvadershanintered.
anotherday,passedi,pletelyrestoredthestexhausted
oftheband.ordershereforeissuedforanearlystart,the
ing;theobject,thisti,beingtoendeavortocutthe
railarabodyfortheslopesofthe
vosges,behindsarrebandsavee;aodivideinto
panies,andscattertheelvesangthevillagesbetween
lorquinandrntier,soastoacttogetherorseparately,asit
ghtseexpedient.
chapter6:thetunnelofsavee.
itisneedlesstofolloherps,stepbystep,throughtheir
resofthelittlevillagesthroughhey
passedapspublishedinengland,and
hereforepossesslittleiflishreaders.after
tarches,theinbodyoftherpsreacheda
villagesituatedinailesfrohegreatrock
tunnelofsavee.thefourthpanyhadbeeavillage,
fivelestotheleft;panyday,to
rchforedistaheright.
theirordersokeepasharplookout,tolleehe
ventsandstrengthoftheenottouakeany
expedition,ortodoanything,ytoguess
attheirpreseheneighborhoodasital
iortatheyshouldupontheirguard,untilthe
greatbloruck.
assoonastheyhadrchedintothevillage,theprincipal
inhabitantscaforationo
providinglodgings.aftersoion,ithatthe
officersshouldhavequartersinthevillage;andthatthe
sstbershouldbeplacedatthedisposalofthe
n.theys,andeneach,
panyarchforhe
inghquartersinthevillage.
ralphandpercybarclay,asusual,actedasinterpretersbetween
jorteeandtheinhabitants;foeitherthejor,noranyof
hisoffian.thatlanguage,indeed,okenonly
byafeeninthendanthad
dividedaherpanies,ihateayght
beabletoshiftforitself,theinbody.
”haveyouseenthisproclatiohevillagersasked.”you
seethattlerisk,intakingyouin.”
ralphreadit,andashedidsohisfaceflushedhindignation,
andheexclaid:
”thisisinfausinfaus”
”peasked.
”itisaprotheprussiangeneralndingthe
district,jivingnoticethatheeveryfranc
tireurheycatdalsogivingnoticetotheinhabitantsthat
ifanyprussiansoldierbekilled,orevenshotat,byafranc
tireurifarailbepulledup,oraroadcutthathewillhold
thevillagehespotatable;hehouses,and
treattheleinhabitantsagtortiallahatthe
sapenaltiesedforshelteringorhidingfranc
tireurs.”
”iossible”jorteesaid,astounded.”noofficerofa
civilizedaruldissuesuedict.besides,duringan
invasionofgerny,thepeoplehekingof
prussiatotakeupar,tocutroads,destres,andshoot
doyjustasodo,noistoo
atrocioustobetrue.”
”thereitis,inblade,”ralphsaid.”therebeno
stakeastothew.”
jorteelookedgrieved,as.
”thiserriblebusiness,”hesaid,”iftheobe
carriedoninthisheygiveusnoquarter,we
shallgivetheohatis,ustkeasnyprisonersaswe
eakenprisoners,ay
.
”it.naturally,thevillagers,
insteadoflookinguponusasdefenders,ost
dangerousofguests.theywillargue:
”ifakeaheprussiansyplunderus,butat
leastourhousesandourlivesaresafe;hesefranc
tireursarefoundtohavebeenakeanyattack
inoueighborhood,onlyplundered,butbutout,and
shot
”ofurse,otreachery.therearesundrels
alothers,butnoweven
thestpatriotinse
riskieringus.
”neverbefore,ibelieve,intheannalsofcivilizednations,dida
ninauthoritydaretoproclaihatpersonsshouldsufferfora
crihheyhadnothing,ever,todo.if
alittlevillage,hohepeopletosaytous,we
alloopulluparaila,iftheydonotpreventus,
theyaretobepunishedhfireandshesepeoplecall
theelvesacivilizednation
”oheevilnsequenationisthatweshall
neverdaretrusttotheinhabitantstokeinquiriesforus.they
ed,ianythingintheir
neighborhood,thattheyodoandsayeverythingthey
uldtodissuadeusfrotand,ifinight
eventrytobuytheiroybybetrayingus.”
jortem
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