betreatedasprisonersof
war”
”iananswered
”thenishalltosurrender,”ralphsaid,
firy”ihavenoauthority,;butifigive
advice,ithattheyshouldselltheirlivesasdearlyaspossible”
theoffiore
nutesthefightntinuedroundthettage,nyofthegesfalling;thenarushade,thereestinside
thehouseshouts,shrieks,ercyandthenallwasstill
theyoungbarclaysandtildtositdoree,
atashortdistanceoff;htries,hloadedrifles,standingoverthethegesoldierstookfrohehousesfe;sittingdown
andeatingtheirbreakfastastheflasshotupatashortdistancefro
eightortenfranctireurs,andsixorsevenpeasants,guardedbysosoldiers
nearthehegejorandtenantsalkingoneof
theyoungnappearedtotakelittleinterestinthenversation;buttheotherepoint,hgreat
eaestness;andthejorwasequallyplainlyrefusinghisrequest,forhestaedhisfootangrily,andshookhishead”ajoris,ofthebrutalspean,”ralph
said”oneusedtoetthesotistheirofficersareeitherpartiachines,orgreatbrutes;
apparentlyenofea,here”
theofficerspassednearenoughforthebarclaystocatchtheyweresaying
theyounglieutenantwasverypale
”forthelastti,jor,iiloreyou”
”forthelastti,lieutenantvonhersen,”thejorsaid,brutally,”iorderyoutodoyourdutyand,byheavens,ifyouspeakanotheryouinarrest”
theyounglieutenanttuedsilentlyaen,
andorderedtheoplacethefranctireursandthepeasantsagainstawall
”thisishorrible,ralph,”percysaid”thatsundrelisgoingtoshoottheinldblood”
”iprotestagainstthisexecution,”ralphsaid,inaloudtone,advanurder,anda
violationofalltherightsofwar”
”holdyourtongue,sir,”thegejorsaid,tuingtohibr >furiously,”or,byheavens,iyouupthere,too””youdarenot,”ralphsaid,firy”outrage,asyoudo,everylawofanity;youdarenotshootanofficerofthe
ar,inldblood”
thejortuedblackhpassion
”byheavens”heexclaid
buttheofficerself
beforehi
”pardon,jor,”hesaid,respectfully,”butthefrenchnisrightitytotouchthese
prisonersofwar
”intheothertter,ihavenothingtosaytheorderhasbeenpublishedthatfranctireurs,andpeasantsshelteringtheshallbeshot;anditisnotfortodiscussorders,buttoobeytheutthisisatteraffectingallourhonors”
thejorstood,forant,irresolute;butheknehatthegelitaryauthoritieshdeath,
theatroeof
thennear:
”tietheirarbehindtheirbacks,andtaketheartherintothewood”
ralph,hisbrother,andtioyleothewoodby
theirguardsbutstrian
artheyuldseethattheydisapproved,inthehighestdegree,ofthenduandingofficer
theyillnearenoughtoseehevillage
notanofthefranctireursbeggedhislife,butstooduprightagainsttheitatedtheirexale,as
didaboyofnotoverthirteenyearsofagetherladsofthesaage,andapeasant,fellontheirkneesandprayedpiteouslyforlife
theyoungofficertuedroundtoajorinone,noute,appealitwasinvain
”putyourrifleshinafootoftheirheads,”thelieutenantsaid”fire”
okeclearedahesoldiersandingalone;and
thepeasantsandfranctireurslay,inanfusedss,ontheground
thelieutenantajorhasteadystep,buth
afaceaspaleasashes
”ihavedoneduty,jorkolbach;yourordersareobeyed”then,houtanotherhisrevolver,putitrapidlytohistele,andblehisbrainsanhistoricalfactbrutalasjorkolbachartedbackinhorrorastheyounglieutenantfelldeadathisfeet;ryofsurpriseandnsteationbrokefrohenthejordidnotsaya
tuedahdisturbedsteps;he
otherlieutenantbentoverthebodyofhisradeand,seeingthatheeno
digagrave,underthetrees,andbringhihere
hisentofallinplacingthe
barclays,andtintheirdstandthenajorand
saluted,sayingldlythatthenarchthejor
nodded,signedtotheorderlyo
approach,vaultedintothesaddle,androdealongtheroadbacktoainbodyofthearthelieutenantgavetheword,andthelurokinghouses,
andthestillbodiesofsosixtyn
thereoverthefaen;andnoone
uldsuppose,froheirair,thattheya
successfulexpedition,inheyhadannihilatedabodyofenefiftystrong,hthelossofonlyfiveorsixoftheirownndisciplinee,or
evenofnttobespoken;andnotasoundthe
heavy,asuredtraasthetroopsrchedbackthroughtheforeststhejorrodeon,odily,sofortyorfiftyyardsaheadoftheinbody
theyhadnotgonehalfalebeforetherefiredintheajorgaveastart,andnearlyfell
froishorse;thenreveredhielf,andtuedtoridebacktothelu,herehershot,andhefelloffhishorse,heavily,totheground
theluhadinstinctivelyhalted,andthelieutenantgavetheword,”load”
ashoutoftriuhheyone”andthen
allill
”thatstheoldfelloylife,tendaysago,percy,”ralphsaid;”andbyjoveasihen,ido
thinkthatiaoregratefulnow”
findingthattheshotsetyorthirty
skirshersintoth
