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,uldbe beaten.theyositrouableofan evening,apoable, explaihestrengthofthevariouspositions,andthe probabilityofthisorthatlitackbeiedbyoneor theotherar. dayafterdayeat last.thefirstbloruck,thefirstbloodshedthe frenchhadtakensaarbruck. ”itistoolate,”captainbarclaysaid,asralphandpercyrushed in,tosaythattheneedupattheprefecture.”itis toolate,boys.theenglishpapers,ofthising,havebrought ustheneansaressingatleastseve huhousandn,alongthelinefroaarlouistospiers.it isevidentthattheyfellbackfroaarbruckhoutanyserious resistanahreedaystheywillbeinreadiness and,astheystfaroutnuerourn,youhatthe advasaarbruckbefollohatthe prussiaheoffensive.” ”thendoyoureallythinkheresult,papa”
”ithink,ralph,thatodonothaving,at oakentheoffehefirst.we shallhavetofallback,toabandonthelineoffrontierhis altogetherindefensibleandtoholdtheliheselle,and thespursofthevosges;anierongposition,andhwe oughttobeabletoholdagainstalltheeffortsofprussia.” theexultationofdijonshortlivedfor,oh,the boysthetohveryserious faces. ”atter,ralph” ”thereisaruriohattheswisspapershave publishedanatofthecaptureofhe prussians.agreatnyfrencharesaidtobeprisoners.doyou thinkitbetrue” ”itisprobable,atanyrate,ralph.theswisspaperswould,of urse,gettheneany.we stnotbeginbybelievingallthatthetelegraays,because bothsidesarevictories;still,theabsolute captureofatoatteruponherebenodispute, andisthereforelikelyenoughtobetrue.weknoheprussians assedallalongthatlineand,asiexpected,theyhavetaken theoffeheiressinsodoing; asherpartykhersarepreparingtostrikea blohereforerate,andstrikehan forceatanygivenpoint. ”noanshavedethefirstve,andshoheir iion,bothpartiesrateinthatdire.you see,fronseitherrchsouthupon strasburg,orsouthetzoancy;buttoreachthis latterplarossthespursofthevosges.the frenchay expectagreatbattle,inadayortwo.” theoosoonforterdijon,aswellas allfraoodaghastattheerroutof sdivision,afterthedesperatelyedbattleof h;alessdecided,thoughlessdisastrous,defeats ofthefrez.so littlensolationhefac ...