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    ogetherialls,ascloselyastheyuldstand;

    pletelyveredhcavalry

    soldiers,sosittingupskingandtalking,othersalready

    heircloaksandstretchedatfulllength.

    asergeant,seeingtherksofralphsrank,atoncerosetohis

    feetandsaluted.

    ”ihavetyoolonel

    tees.generaleishouldfindrooere,butit

    doesnotlooklikeit.”

    ”iuthesehorsesout,sir,”thesergeantsaid.

    ”istherenootherplace”ralphasked.

    ”theyareallasfullasthis,sir.”

    ”thereisalittleshed,dotheendofthegarden,”ohe

    nsaid.”inoticeditthisafteoon.thedoorked.i

    lookedin,anditseedaknoheranyoneis

    there.ihyou,sir,andshoheway,ifyou

    like.”

    theshedhesoldierforcedthedooropenh

    hiss.theplacehad,ashesupposed,beenawshed;

    butthehegroundhard.

    ”thissaid.”thereisrooor

    allfourhorses,iftheysqueezeabit;andforjacqueshere,and

    self.isuppose,yourhonor,thereinknogup

    soofthisakeabitofafireitstoodarkto

    lookforstithesnow,

    thattheskehebasteseosaynothingof

    us.”

    ”staiiagreehyou;butdontdo

    redagethanyouakeenoughfiretoke

    theenough,here,

    ustgoandseeifyougettheo

    fe.”

    ”buthoasked.

    ”ihaventdraeat,

    inthehaversaattours,forithoughtthere

    bechtobehadhere.”

    ”thankyouforthinkingofit,tibuththegeneral.

    fortable,andlityourfire,oneof

    yupourcloakstothehouse.keepthehorsessaddleson,

    aysuddenly,atanyntof

    thenight.”

    theing,generalzysaidtoralph:

    ”ishouldrendyou,captainbarclay,tospendanhourstudying

    thisp;aingup,froheselists,theexactpositionof

    ourforces.asteredtheridethroughthe

    hepositionsoupiedbytherpsand,houtexposing

    yourself,gainasgoodanideaasyouoftheuntrybeyond.

    torroayhavetoridestraighttocertainpoints,h

    orders;anditysaveiortanttiifyouarethhly

    acquaiheground,andposition.”

    afteraupleofhoursstudyofthestaffp,soastoknow

    everylittlebylanea,fortenlesoherside,

    ralphuntedhishorseandforalongride.ued,

    looldhihatgeneralzyogeneral

    daurellesquarters,tethedetails;andthattheattack

    otakeplacetheday.

    atfiveopeandthe

    chiefofhisstaff,fortwohours,in

    drapehad

    notbeenout,allday;ahereforeofferedhishorsetoralph,

    ihatralphsoightbefreshfortheday.

    fourstaffofficerssetof