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”enoughofyourjaw
atothertis.andho
out”
”notforsolittleti,jack.thedoctorsaysyouvegotfourribs
brokenas.”
”havei”jacksaid,surprised.”iknoepreciouslywhilehe
eaboutthising;buthedidntsayanythingabout
brokenribs.”
abrokenribisa,andin
tendaysjackagain,feelinggenerallystiffand
sore,andinasling.thesurgeonhadtalkedofsending
hinboardship,butjaainh
thepartyashore,thathisrequested.
erhadnoi.theher;
sotisitclearedupoverhead,aryh
snoonthaftertheact,jackfordutyagain.seeing
stheladsndhadplacedthen
thesaeroutinewasobservedason
boardship.thedutiessevere.thegunsbrightand
polished,thearandacutrentssea.each
daythetarsountofdrill,andfatigue
partiesdailydootheharbortupstores,butbeyond
thisthereenwas
ediatelybelohe
batteryhadlongsincebeenclearedoftheirbrushhday
thepartiesinsearchoffuelhadtogofartheraheday
afterjackretuedtoduty,heandhaoldoffhaparty
ofseantogodoancarriedhisriflein
additiontohischopper,for,althoughtheyhadneverbeendisturbed
atthisoccupation,therussianstobefarahe
sailorsheundergrowthandloppingoff
braneakiofaggotsasfastas
theotherscuttheandallingattheirwork.
suddenlythere,andlookingup,theysahatapartyof
russianshaddetheirhesnowcladground,and
andtheheights.atthesanta
volleyofsketrytheotherside,andthreeor
fournfell.
”forp,forp,”haustke
arushatthosebeggarsahead.dontfiretillitellyou,thengive
thevolleyandgoattheskets,then
leteveryoneakeaboltforit.”
thesailors,sotselvestogether,and,
headedbythedshipn,dearushattherussians.theseopened
fireupontheandseveraldropped,butthereinderonatthe
doubleuntily,whenpina
volleyand.
forantthereelee;severalofthesailorswere
shotorbayoed,buttherest,usiendsoftheirskets
endousexecution,foughttheirhroughtheiroppos.
jackhadshotdoenhhisrevolver,andhavinggh,
entheproperplaceforan
offiretreatryfall.arussianranupto
bayohishelay,throughthe
head.inantheheactofshooting
doinfront,heruthebackoftheheadh
thebuttofasket,aunnedacrossthebodyofhisfriend.
hathearried
alongbyfourrussians.heuldheartheboofonandthe
rattleofsketry,ahedefendersontheheightswere
angrilyfiringattheretreatingparty,cessfully
surprisedtheassoonashisbearersperceivedthatjackhadopened
hiseyes,theylethirop,hauledhiohisfeet,andthenholding
hiyhisllar,dehiunalong.
ouheothersideoftheslope,andof
fireoftheguns,thepartyhalted,andjack,hearinghisoe
called,lookedround,andsaryinthesnoors
haddroppedhi
”hullo,dickoldfelloedjoyfully;”sothereyouare.i
heyhadkilledyou.”
”i,jack.ivebeenhitintheleg,and
dohatrascallyrussianwouldhaveskewered
ifyouhadntshothiyousavedlife,oldfelloadea
goodfightforandishallneverfetit;butithasstyou
yourliberty.”
”thatsodds,”jacksaid.”ittbechoppinga
feonthsinarussianprison,thanspendingtheeruponthe
heights.besides,htogether,as
possible,andybe,anage
togivetheheslip.”
therussianoffindoftheparty,200
strong,noadesignstotheboysthattheyoproceed.
diihewasa
slightoheballhavingpassedthroughthecalf,ssingthebone.
heedoftuskets
,anddick,beiedonthis,
en,andjacktakinghisplacebesidehithe
proefourlesoffatavillageina
valleybeyocheaya.
thedaytheboysheesrtof
anoffidsixtroopers,nductedtosebastopol.heretheywere
takenbeforearussiangeneraleansofaninterpreter,
ihestothefordition,andpositionofthe
ar.
thelads,hoionsbystatingthattheybelonged
tothefleet,andyontheheightsabovebalaklava,
andyandthe
iionsofitsgeneral.astothefleet,theyuldtellnothing
herussiansdidnotalreadyknow.
theexanatioheyatesof
fortst.niained,seeingnoone
exatee
thirtyfeetloeepouood
lookingoutseaheboysuldoccasionallyseetheships
ofhealliesastheycruisedtoandfro.
itheopeningheyhad
eachaheapofstraethey
usedasshaheyhadnofire,anditwasfreezingsharply.
dicksleghadbeenexanedanddressedbyasurgeonuponh
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