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”yes,dick,”jackarcheranstheyexpecttotaketheplace
beforetheeson.”
”theyexpeypart,idont
thinknothingofthesesoldierchaps.he
firstpartyase,thedayafterhere,andthere
nothingintheopreventouroit.here
50,000n,enough,sir,tohavepushedthoserottenoldwallsdown
htheirhands,andherehe
hillsidenighalefrohepladtherussiansareadigging
andashovellingjustashardattheirside.iseeeastnight
afterp.itseetoasiftheseheregenerals
titoketheplacesastake
it,beforetheybegins.standstoreasonthattherooshians,
theirgunsallstoredcloseathand,theirsoldiersand
theirsailorshandy,andnotroubleastoprovisionsandstores,
runuptheustaboutthreetisasfastasan;
andonths
ashiveringandashaking,andastarvinghld,andshrub
onthaterehill;andtherooshiansfortableiown
alaughingatus.donttell,.archer;opinionis,theseere
soldiersareerthanfools.theydontseeohavenon
sense.”
”ihopeitsnotasbadasallthat,dick,”jacklaughed.”butit
asife
tthentheelves.butyoullseeweshall
keshort.”
”psonsaid,shakinghishead
onously,”butiubiousaboutit.”
bythistitheoxenandnhadreveredtheirbreath,andthey
agaioattheirtiresohoughtheherwasfineand
thepositionofthecashighahy,thecholerahhad
ravagedtheirranksatvaastillfollo,anddurihree
firstea,theallieslostasnynfrohiscause
astheyhaddohebattleofal.
bythe4thofoctoberfortypiecesofheavyartilleryhadbeenbrought
uptothefront,arenchesbega.
ontheingofthe10ththerussianbatteriesforthefirstti
openedaheavyfireuponus.butthedistanceuch
harobedohe11ththerussiaheirfirstsortie,
hwaseasilyrepulsed.
ohofobardhefrend
englishhad117gunsinposition,therussians130.thefirenced
athalfpastsix.by8.40afrenchgaziheextrerightblew
up,killinganden,hefrenchfireatthispart
.allday,however,
theenofwaraiding
thelandforcesbyengagis.
duringthenighttherussians,haviyofgunsathand,and
laborinabundanberofguns,andtheir
superiorityarkedthattheboardntwasgradually
disntinued,ahestsanguioaohatan
enorusstakehadbeendeinnotattaguponourarrival,and
thatitpossibletosayhohesiege.
aunition,too,.
forthedayortiheirfire.but
thefrenchhadbeensopletelyoverpoheheavyrussian
talthattheyoassistus.thesailorshadhadtheir
fullshareofbardnt.captainpeel,nded
theparty,ahegreatestpossibleauntof
theals,takinghisfullshareinall
theselfrecklesslyintheheaviestfire,hewas
alstidolizedbyhisn.
jackarcherlivediidshipn,andwas
attendeduponbyoheforetopn,haviold
offfortheparty,hadbeggedperssiontogointhatcapacity.
toaondosts,buthisabilitieswere
bynoansequaltohisgoodhe
vaguestkind.thesaltjunkthrough,orwas
boiledintoasoup.thepreservedpotatoesetisbuedfrobr >
hisofputtingsuffiter,orhehadfottentosoak
theeforehand,andtheyreseledbitsofgravelratherthan
vegetables.sotistheboyslaughed,sotistheystord,and
torethanonceobligedtobeatarapidretreattoescapea
volleyofbootsandotherssiles.
atfirsttheteheusualheground;butone
oftheboys,inaralethroughtheca,hadseenanofficerstent
preparedinafort,andthistheyat
onhaondtodigaholeofeighteeninches
sllerdiaterthanthecircleofthetent.ithreefeetin
depth,theedgeatrench
afootdeephetreh
earth.uponthisstoodthetentpole.thetentdownsoas
toextendsixih
standinginsideservingasashelfonoputoddsandends.a
high,edrousideofthe
littleditch.thusafortablehabitatioheadditional
threefeetofheightaddedgreatlytothesizeofthetent,asthe
octsuldnoaheedgesinsteadofire
only.itucherthanbeforeatnight,andalldraughtwas
excludedbythetentoverlappidbytheside.a
shortladderattheentranabledtheogetinandout.
toaondhadgruledatfirstatthelaborhisfreakofhis
stersentailed.butastheonandhesawhowsnugand
fortableewas
notfaroffe.indeed,lateron
ihegreaterportionofthetentsupinthis
nner.
thecaofthelightdivisionthatofthesailors,
ahad
sofarescapedtheilledthear.
chapterviii.
balaklava
ontheingofthe25thharryranintojackstent.
”hereisaroherussiansare
ingoninfori.weonly
caoutofthetrencheshalfanho.hurryonyourthingsand
ealong.”
jauteorttingintohisclothes,theother
dshipnoffdutyalsup.toahtinfou
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