第76节 (第1/2页)

    etrievethefortuhedaythereireated,

    sullenly,htheirfacestothefoe.

    ralphbarclay,,hadshotthefirst

    thhisrevolver;andhadthedownbya

    tallgerndragoon,justatthentthathishorsefelldead,

    shhthehead.ralphhadantaryvisionofgleang

    hoofsabovehiandthenhereerednothiilheca

    tohielf,hoursafterwards.

    hisfirstsensationhatofintenseld.heendeavoredto

    rise,butovehandorfoot.helayquietfora

    feinutes;andthehereffort,butilar

    ofsuess.thisti,hobswouldhave

    ved,hadtheynotbeenfasteneddoe.

    heno.ityielded

    suddenlyand,otupartlyround,

    soastofeelithathad.hefoundthathis

    ofasttothe

    ground.itrequiredansiderableeffortbeforeheuldget

    altogetherfree,forheiffhtheld.puttinghissword

    uptohishead,hefoundthathehadbeeheveryans

    sochpaienseldhadfrozen

    theblood,asitflooreeffectivelythanany

    surgeonuldhavedone.

    ralphafterrubbinghishandsandar,torestore

    ulationnoainsoft,tosee

    ,

    andalstveringhithepooranilhadfallenontoitsback;

    orhadrolledover,afterhelattercase,itwas

    fortunateindeed,forralph,thatithadnottakenanotherhalf

    tu.haditdoneso,ittodeath.asitpartly

    nfroheld,andalso

    greatlydinishinghispleduponbycavalry

    passingover.

    ashortdistanceoff,ralphuldseepartieshlantes;and

    oheeedapproag.farinhisrear,heuldhearan

    oind,atohatthe

    frenchhadbeeed,andhese

    lights,therefore,stbeinthehandsofgerns.

    thethoughtthatagernprisonarousedralphfrois

    inaindthat,ashehadescaped

    before,theybutlittleceof

    esheadtofoot;

    halffrozen,andfaintfroossofbloodthehopeofliberty

    rousedhioneeeffort,hegotattheholster

    ofhispistol;inrongbrandyander

    inginfluehe

    lightsedistanceoff;andralph,after

    nsiderabletrouble,andaftercuttirapsened

    ittothesaddle,sueedediingathisfuroverat.thishe

    puton,piantrooperswhohad

    fallennear,andtheedbattle

    ground.

    teer,heheardahorseshoofsuponthehardground.

    heckedthepistolainedfasteohisbelt,when

    hefellpulledforansoldierscap,andwalked

    quietlyon.

    ”here”shoutedavoidtanofficersrodeup.