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正文 第38节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twfoundthatthreeofthefranctireurswereonly

    alongtotheentrahevillage;and

    hadhungthehereuponsotrees,bytheroadside.haditnot

    beenforjorteesassurahattheirradesshouldbe

    avehefranctireursoncehavekilledtheir

    prisoners.

    intheeveningthenedup,theprisonersrangedin

    line,andtakenbylot;andthese,htheofficer

    takenarchedoff,under

    aguardofthirtyheroftheboysfordpartofthe

    esrt,nserelieftotheor,althoughtheywere

    asindignantastherest,attherderoftheirrades

    bythegerns;andquiteagreediiceofreprisal,still,

    theylyrelievedheyfoundthattheyhave

    tobepresentattheexecution.

    tperetued,htheesrt.theofficer,

    andelevenofhisn,hadbeenhungoheroadside,ata

    distanile,only,frohevillage;thetan

    hadbeenreleased,asbearerofanotefroajorteetothe

    gernndingoffiurder

    ofthethreeans;and

    that,infuture,hewouldalwayshangfourprisonersforeveryone

    ofhisnightberdered,ntrarytotherulesofwar.

    thisaed,therpsretreatedto

    jointhearofthevosges,undergeneralcariels.thenewsof

    thedestru;

    andarg,theyreachedthe

    villageedtheheadquartersofthegeneral,theywere

    receivedobileshros

    littlestreets.itofthequestiontofindquarters;and

    thejorthereforeorderedthentobivouatheopen,while

    hereportedhielftogeneralcariels.

    thendantofthefranctireursogeneral

    eservedforsoyearsunderhis

    nd;alyreceivedbytheveterahe

    bravestandstpopularofthefrenerals.asgeneralofthe

    distripesreports;andwas

    thereforeacquaiheasoftherps.

    ”ah,jor”hesaid,afterthefirstgreetings,”ifihadonlya

    feen,ahespiritandurageofyour

    felloansthroughthevosges.asitisi

    shall,ofurse,dobest;butyof

    plohingoftheirduty,against

    troopslikethegerns

    ”asforfranctireurs,theyareinnycaseshan

    useless.theyhavenodiseh

    thepeasantry.theyarealplaining.the,

    together,havenotdoneasallband.

    theyshootdoinverysllparties;

    buthavenonotion,ever,ofrealfighting.

    ”holy.youaearin

    thegazette,torroustaskyoutoextendthe

    sphereofyourduties.erribly;andiwill

    brigadefourorfiveoftheserpsoffranctireursunderyour

    orders,soastokeupaforen.youwillhave

    fullauthorityoverthetoenforaychoose.

    iakeabodytoactasanadvancedguardof

    skirsherstoarofbiles.ihaveaferoops,buti

    asanucleusfortheforce.

    ”doyousay”

    ”personally,general,ishouldgreatlypreferreiningyown

    littlerps,uponeverynofirely.atthesati,

    ishouldnotonttoopposeownlikings,or

    dislikings,tothegeneralgoodoftheserviyoftheserps

    offranaterialsand,ifwell

    ledanddisciplined,y

    best.”

    ”thankyou,tee.isthereanythingelseidoforyou”

    ”ishouldliketoseeastepgiventothethreeofficersserving

    uhejorsaid.”theyhaveallservedintheregular

    ar,andallhaveequallyheirduty.”

    ”itshallbedone;andtshallbepostedtootherrps,

    ndofyeneralsaid.”doyou

    ssionsforanyofthen”

    jorteenadthreeofthen,andthenadded:

    ”theteersoftherpsostdistinguished

    theelvesihavenotntioned,general,becausetheyaretoo

    youngtoplaeti,

    theirservientiohein

    thedispatnseserviceby

    goingdoidstofthegerns.infact,at

    saveetheysavedtherpsfroestru.theyaretwoyoung

    englishlads,nadbarclay.”

    ”ireerdistinctly,”generalcarielssaid.”theyspeakfrench

    fluently,isuppose,asan”

    ”bothlanguageslikenatives,”thejoranswered.

    ”andtheyride”

    ”yes,adrably,”jorteesaid.”iknebeforethewar,

    andtheyareexen.”

    ”thentheyaretheveryfelloe,”generalcarielssaid.”i

    ssionsintheprovisionalar,atond

    puttheponoe.

    ”you,ihope”

    ”ishallbeextrelysorrytodoso,general;butfortheirown

    sakes,andfoodoftheservice,ioursedoso.”

    ”thanks,lonel.ishallputthefranctireursofdijoningeneral

    orders,toodservicetotheuntry;

    aothanktheinna,fortheirservices.”

    ”thankyouverych,general.iterepleasurethan

    eveepthatyouhavebeenkindenoughtogivetoself.”

    ”goodevening,lonel.usthavealongchattogether,oneof

    thesedays.

    ”theystaffesoftherpstobe

    plaatteroing,and

    ihavepickedoutthebestofthosehere.ordershavebeefor

    theoasseleatraoulavillage,alefroereinthe

    ing;hanotificationthattheyarepladeryour

    nd.

    ”goodbye.”

    chapter11:afightinthevosges.

    upoeesrejoiningthenwhowerealreadybusy

    preparingtheirsuppersheorderedtheasselytobesoundedand,

    edup,heforllythaheinthenaof

    thegeneral,fortheservicethattheyhadrendered;addingthat

    theyhefollowingday.

    thenrepliedhacheerof”vivelafrance”

    theirheninform

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