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again,and,asthefighton,thecheersofthebritishandthe
shoutsofthefrenchroselouder,heanshe
russiansgreusketry
sensiblydiherussianartillerynobe
hdraheirguns,andsloheinfantryfellback
frohegroundheyhadstrivensohardtowin.
it15,000n;but,atleast,it
hadforthetisavedsebastopol;for,inishedforces,the
britishgeneralssahatallhopesofcarryingtheplacebyassault
beforetheeranendandthatitheir
efforttoholdtheirlihroughthenthsoffrostandsnoh
.
hebattleaiuedtothepointwherehe
hadleftthedshipn,andthesefollobap,
an
onceorderedouttoproceedhstretcherstothefronttin
wounded.
terribleanyplacesthedeadlaythickly
piledontheground,andthennerinen,russians,and
frenlayxedtogethershohetideofbattlehadebbed
andflochofgroundhadbeentakenaaken
againandagain.hererussiansandgrenadierslaystretchedsideby
side,sotishtheirbayosstilllockedineachothers
bodies.here,ostfiercely,laythe
dead,ionalityinguishable,sotoand
tilatedhey.
hereafrenchzouave,shhthelegs,tingup,
supponhisbreasttheheadofhisdyingofficer.alittleway
off,aprivateofthe88th,hadbeencarrieda
thesear,andtotakethe
sketoutofthehandofawoundedrussiannear,who,hesaid,had
threetistriedtogetituptofireathishelay.
inothercases,russiansandenglishnhadalreadylaidasidetheir
enty,andtheirerbottles.
aroundthesandbagbattery,heguardshadheld,thedeadlay
thickerthanelseheplateau;heravinewhere
cathcarthadledhisn,thebodiesofthe63dlayheapedtogether.
thesailorshad,beforestarting,filltheirbottleshgrog,and
thistheyadofriendandfoeindisately,savingny
alifeebbingfastovedhereand
there,seargfortheongthedead,awedandsoberedby
thefearfulspeessagehedinto
theirears;rethanortosendtodear
oho.allthroughtheshorterdaytheyworked,aidedby
strongpartiesofthefrenchbeenengaged;anditwasa
satisfatoknohat,fell,thegreaterportionofthe
ishandfrench,hadbeencarriedoffthefield.asfor
therussians,thoseheplateaureceivedequalcareh
theallies;butfardoongthebushesthatveredthehillside
layhundredsofnosucr,thatdayatleast,
uldbeafforded.
thedaytheherussianwoundedwas
ntinued,andstrongfatigueparties
pits,inhedeadhoseofeaationalitybei
separate.
thebritishan,affordedastrong
ntrasttotheseerry
laugharosefrohencrouchedroundthefires;nosongsounded
throughtheph
ofvictory;thelossesendousas
tooverpoentsabsolutelyengaged,
fullyonehalfhadfallen;andthenandofficerschattedinhushed
voicesoodfellohecesofthose
aidandbleedinginthehospitaltents.
tohisgreatrelief,jackhadheard,earlyieoon,thatthe
33dhadnotbeenhotlyengaged,andthathisbrotherwasunwounded.
thethe30th,whohad,afewhoursbefore,been
spendingtheeveningsorrilyi,hadbothfallen,ashad
nyofthefriendsinthebrigadeofguardsancehehad
deonboardthe”ripon,”andintheregintsped
nearbythesailors,hehadetoknow.
dshipgiventoralizing,butitannature
thatthelads,astheygatheredientthatevening,shouldnot
talkoverthesuddenge.thefuture
ofthesiege,too,hattheywere
fixedheyheer.
theprospeydisforts
toeherto,onthson
thatbleakplateaufortheelves,hoheyin
thisrespect,asithepartyonshorewouldbe
shortlyrelieved.
chapterx.
thegreatstorbr >
tayofsailorsanned
thebatteriesbeforesebastopolon
boardthehosethefront
retuedonboardship,ongkarcher,were
orderedtojoitherisabovebalaklava,to
filltheplaeninvalidedonboardship.
thegeerespects,anagreeableone;ihe
reverse.thepositiono,onthe
otherhand,then,beingabletoobtainterialsatbalaklava,had
nstructedshelters.theravinesbeloerewellwooded,and
theylyeokeepupcheerfulfires;
thefrontthesupplyoffuelbarelysufficedtookthefood,andwas
alstuselessforanypurposesofth.therewasfarless
privationhere,forbalaklavalayinuteswalk,and
storesofallkindsuldbeboughtonboardtheships.therewas,
too,aireabseheheavyandntinuoushe
trehegreatdraothepositionheabsence
ofextandge,andthequietseedalstpreteatural
afterthealstntinualboofonatthefront.
jackhayattheheight.
”thisisagrandviery,”hesaid,ashestoodattheedgeof
theclifftheingafterhisarrival.
belohisfeetlayagreatfleetoftransports.totheleftthe
cliffsstretchedaous,risingtoheightsfar
greaterthanthepointate600feetabovethe
sea.onhisrightthehill
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