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alcarielssaid,”godoothebattery,and bringbackheyaregettingon.” thesequitelostitsbeautytoperow,ashesah scralerapidlydohehillsideinthedireofthetrees; angongh theshellsedlikeenteringa fieryfuace. itinutesbeforeralphbing upthehillsideagain;andpercysheartgaveajuofdelight, enear,his brothersahathehiefbound rouhishblood.hekepton steadily,hoilhereachedthegeneral;on seeihi ”onegunisdisunted,sir,andhalfthenarekilledor wounded.” ”godo,andtellhervetofallbackatondto takepositionintheiledohe valley,soastosheentrance. ”laon,gotht,andyou,dubois,totheleft.orderthe franctireurstoretreatalongthehillsideato theendofthege,toforntheplain,andfallbacktothe
firstvillage. ”youareseriously,ihope”hesaid,kindly, astheofficershurriedaissions. ”asplinterofashell,sir,”ralphsaid,faintly.”idontthink ithastouchedtheboithascutthefleshbadly.” ralph;andhewould havefallen,hadnotperaughthinhisar,halittle cry. ”hehasonlyfaintedfroossofblood,”thegeneralsaid.”twoor threehandkerchiefs,gentlen. ”noajor,bindtheoundhisar ”noakeoffhissash,andbinditastightlyasyou,over thethatsright. ”o lose.” tsunderralphsshoulders, ookhisfeet;andtheyhasteneddoothehorses.as theydidso,ralphopenedhiseyes. ”iallright,noly. ”liequiet,”thejorsaid,kindly.”itisonlylossofblood. thereisnorealharone. ”there,herearethehorses.” ralphting,ontheground;alittlebrandyander and,asthebloodslh thebandage,hefeltsuffitlyrestoredtositonhishorse. ”doyle,yougohlieutenantbarclay,”thelohestaff said.”rideslo;soastohhi ifyouseehiotter.youhesurgeonsreadyatthe generalsquarters. ”halt,standasideforant.hereestheartillery.” ”welldone,lads,inished batteryrattledpast,atfullgallop. thenhehielf,hhisstaff,putspurstohishorseand offatfullspeed;folloaheside ofralph.thefloopped,andralpho sithishorseuntilhereachedthehousehe generalsheadquarters,intheing.hereohestaff surgeonshadfittedupateoraryaulandralphsbandages oved.tiuedsickatthe sightof ...