e
”lieutenantribouville,gothroughthesterrollofthetwopaniesourbravefrienddeupashas,alasfallenheside,inthetele”
thelistheresultwo
panies,includingofficers,hadgoneintothefightfiftyfivestrongonlythirtyoneansesbesidesthese,
eighthadbeenrevedfartherintotheforest,severelywounded;andphilippeduburglayashortdistanceoffthesurgeonbeingeloyedbandaginghisleg,ered,above
thekneefifteen,therefore,issinghe
gesbayoedallethingof
thethirtyonees,ninehadoreor
lesssevere;andthesurgeon,hhisassistants,hadworkonhishandsfarintothenight
theinstantthattheyissedfroarade,theboyshurriedtotheirusinhelossofblood,butwas
perfe,holding
hisheadonhisknee
philippesledfaintlyastheboyscaup
”iaogladyouhaveescaped,”hesaid,inaloe
theyclaspedhishand
”doesithurtyouch,philippe”
”notveryuchasishouldhavethought”
”didthedoctorsayanythingaboutit,philippe””yes,hesaidthatithadjustssedthegreatarteries;andthathethinksitstruehe
cantsaytillheprobesit,when”
”thenyourlegisnotbroken”
”no,hesaysitisaybesplintered”
”thankgodforthat,anyhoheboyssaid
”weodoyle,”louissaid”i;
anddidnotseehiall,orknoe
up,onhisshouldersandevenifihad,iuldnothaveliftedhiandsavedhislifethereisno
doubtaboutthat”
asitthatphilippeoootalk,andwouldbe
betterforbeingquietahhis
brother
lookingthroughthetreestookeuld
noinutes,the
ovedbythesight,theunfortunate
inhabitantstheirhidingplacesintheforest;heirhands,crying,andcursingtheinvadersinspiteoftheadviajortee,severaloftheenofftowardstheselittle
householdtreasurefroheflasinashorttioneofthebr >retuedtofetchherhusband,sayingthattheenehadallleftbeforetheyreachedthevillage,andhe
hillsidejorteeatoncesentforen;to
assistthevillagerstoputoutthefire,andtosavepropertytheireffortsanshad
s,beforeleaving,uponthe
bedsandsuchotherfuitureastheyuldnotcarryaway,ordestroy
itelesspeoplesitting
about,lookingattheruinsoftheirhousessocriedpiteously;othersgazedore
painfultoseefortunately,theyhadsavedalltheiranilsbut,atpresent,theyuchabsorbedinthethoughtsoftheyhadlost,tobestohoughtofsatisfactionontheyhadsaved
jortee,grievedandtouchedatthepainfulsceneofhheandhisnhadbeenthecause,calledthefranctireurstogether;anddeapropositiontotheonceheartilyagreedtohethenasterandaftera
fe,attheillshheandhishad
involuntarilybroughtuponthevillagehehandedovertotheinthenaofthehehundredpoundsinthaleotes
astertheyhadexecuted
fortreaongtheinhabitants,acrding
totheiecessities
theofferaster
atonceroundandtoldthepoorpeople,itudeanddelightseed
iense;andalthoughitreplaceroyed,it
akingtheirabodeshabitablethevillage
onlyntainedabouttyhousestheillstanding
tierfortheroofsandfloorsobehadforcutting,intheforestbushesforthatchinguldbefoundinabundancetheprincipalportionofthehouses,therefore,onlylabor,andthisneyalive,whileengagedupon
it;andenoughaintogetatleastafestolay
uponthestrae,serveforbedstogether
plenecessariesthesaleofaportionofthe
anilsherestand,intheirgratitudetothefranctireurs,forhavingthusrelievedtheirfirstandstpressingdifficulties,theinhabitantsaltogetherforgottheillfeeling,astheauthorsoftheir
disaster
afterburyingtheirdead,thensettooassistthevillagersinbuildingteoraryhutsorratherbootheedgeoftheforest;infall,theyhadthe
satisfainstalledthefeiclesofbedding,
blankets,etcsavedattheapproachoftheprussianswerespreadonheapsoffreshlycutgrass;andoneoftheoxenofthefranctireurs,hedaybefore,waskilledanddividedgreatfiresedandhaditnotbeenforthebandagesontheheads,andthearinslingsofseveralofthefranctireursnooneinguponthescenewouldhaveguessedhowdesperateaskirshhadragedhere
thenextdaythecartsforarrived;andthe
,uponheapsofstraoffh
oneofthesurgeons;ongthehills,
untiltheyreachedapointesafetodescend
intothevalley,andtakethetraintodijon,atthefirststationatongthes
acpaniedbyhisbrotherlouishadobtainedaweeksleaveofabsence,forthepurpose;andhebearerofletters,andinnurablessages,froheboystotheirparentsandsistersafenantsofthefirstandsendpanies
rchedtojointheirrades
chapter10:thebridgeofthevesouze
theverydayafterthefight,nehinducedasuddenberthebaden
troopsoaronthepreceding
