upas,”hesaid,”runuptotheupperstoryofthathouse,andtryandseetheyaredoinglookallroundidontlikethislonghesitationtheyaregreatlysuperiorinforce,andknoithinkthattheystbegoingtotrysoflankingvent”thelieutenantobeyedand,goinguptotheupperstoryofthehousepointedoutbyhisnder,peeredcautiouslyoutasfarasheuldsee,nothingansappearedtobelying
inthelittleholloheyeredheto
descend,eeredhisorderstolookaroundinalldirectionshethereforetoatheendofthehouse,andlookedcarefullyout
ashedidsohegaveastart;andhisheartseed,forant,tostandstillthen,habound,hereachedthedoor,sprangdopeanding,
behindawall
”thecavalryareuponus,”hesaid”theyarenotfivehundredyardsofftheyhavedeagreatdetourandare”
jorteestoppedtoheaore
”fallback,n,”heshouted”keepogetherthecavalryareuponusnoadoubletotheforest,foryourlives”steady,steady”
thensprangfrohepositionbehindheyhadbeenfiring,fellinhurriedlyinthestreet;andthenoff,atafastdouble,toheforesttherereesnear,butno
sheltersufficienttobeofanyusenearerthanfivehundredyardsfortunatelytheypededbyanhavingbeen
diatelyheruckstill,it
etheyhad
seentheleadinghorsentuintotheendofthevillage,notrethanthreehundredyardsdistant,astheystarted;andthecarbineballsheirheads
oventsofthe
prussianedinlineastheyissuedfrohe
villageand,beforethefugitivesotheforest,alineofhorsen,fiftyabreast,hen
folloher,ofequalstrength,fiftyyardsbehindthefranctireurs,ents,werealready
slackeningtheirspeed
”ajortheyarenotahundredandfiftyyards
behind,”deupasexclaid”off,easily
enough”
jorteeshookhishead,andshoutedcheerily:
”keepontothelastnt,n,ogetheriellyou
ontiseholdyourriflesinreadiness”
intenresends,hegavetheenwereinreadiness,andthesquareedasifbygictheuhlansore
thaneightyyardsoff
”filefiring,”thejorshouted”steadydontthrowawayashot”
noeforbreechloadinghe
firethattheelted
andthenainedreinedasidetheirhorses,astheyreachedthehedgeofbayostheflankskepton,andunitedagainbehindthesquare;draheedgeofthewood,ahundredandfiftyyardsdistant
thechargeofthesendlineilar
resultstheinstantthattheyhadpassed,hopeshoutedtohisn:
”onagainfortheeadykeepsquarereserveyourfiretillitellyouustbreakthroughthecavalrytheyonlytokeepustheirinfantryinutestheyare
throughthevillage,already”
thepositionofthefranctireurse
theenescavalrybetandsafety,onlyahundredyardsdistanthadunslungtheircarbines,andopenedfiretheinfantry,fortunately,darednot
fireforfearofhittingtheiroavalry
atarapidpacefortheyhelittleknotof
franctireursdashedforthefireofthe
cavalryand,astheythehere
doyleanstopped,caughthipasifhehad
beenafeatherand,hadesperateeffort,againjoinedtheothers,justastheyhintyyardsofthecavalry”fire”jorteeeachside
ofthelittlesquaresixdeep,eitherhe
riflesflashedout
”levelbayos;charge”
therestrugglethesendrankspouredtheirfireintothecavalrylinetheresagainstswords,
andthenthebandranthroughthebrokenlineofcavalrytherewasarushintothebrushbehindtheshelterofthe
trees,thefireopenedagain;andthecavalryfellsullenlyback,havinglostupeninthatshortfivenutessincetheyhadleftthevillage
thegeinfantryhalted,atadistanceoft
theyanyn,inakeit
off,
tothelastnt,onlytohdraotheforestwhen
theyapproacheditsedgeacrdinglytheytoofellback,exchangingfirehthefranctireursuntiltheygainedtheshelterofthevillage
thenfliensank,exhausted,uponthegroundwheretheystoodjorteeroundtoeach;sayingawordofpraise,andgivingalittleofthebrandyhhhehadfilledhiscanteen,beforestartingetheirownkegs
thenhegaveasharpenagaingatheredroundhi
”onustthankyouforyouduct,”hesaid”you
havedefendedyourselvesagainstfores
youroatbayaninfantryforceofteyour
oberyouhavehstoodachargeofcavalry,alsodoubleyouroedtheunusualfeatof
successfullychargingcavalryyouhaveinflictedaveryheavylossupontheenenotlessthanfortyoftheinfantrysthavebeenplacedhorsdebat;andfifteenortyofthecavalry,attheloatealtogether,althoughforcedtofallback,theaffairisrecreditablethannyabrilliantvictory”ouroiontoour
nuers,asthatoftheenethough,ooanadvantageofposition,htheinfantry,itisactuallyfarlessthantheirsstill,lads,itisvery,veryheavy,”andthejorlookedround,inishedband
”ouronlynsolationisthatourfriendshavedieddoingtheirduty,andsettinganobleexaleifallfrenchn
anitedproudtosay,anites
thefranctireursofdijon,therearefeheinvaderswhowouldeverrecrosstherhin
