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hisguardrestrainedhiforthefiveheforest</p>
ranghalteatecries,eies,threats,andcursesso</p>
horriblethatthefourboys,andseveraloftheyoungern,put</p>
theirhandstotheirearsandtoseeorhear</p>
theterriblepunishnt.attheendofthattitherewasabrief</p>
struggle,andthenadeepsilendthebodyofthetraitor</p>
sabranchofohetrees,hapaperpinnedonhis</p>
breast:</p>
”soperishalltraitors.”</p>
”louisduburg,”jorteesaid,”takethispaper,hthosewho</p>
seekatraitorhere,andfastenittoatree;so</p>
thatitybeseenatthepointthe</p>
road.”</p>
louistookit,andranoff.inaquarterofanhour,whenhe</p>
retued,hefoundthepanydraarch.he</p>
fellinatonovedoff;leavingbehindthehe</p>
slderingfire,andtheefigures.</p>
chapter9:adesperatefight.</p>
daylightpercheden</p>
intorpanieshad</p>
arrived,thenightpreviously.ithechief</p>
placeofitstonandtherpsosthospitablyreceivedby</p>
theinhabitants.hadtheyarrivedtheeveningbefore,itwouldhave</p>
beeniossibletoprovidethellhbeds;andtheywouldhave</p>
beenobliged,likethejorityoftheirrades,tosleepon</p>
stra.theinhabitants,however,wereupand</p>
about,veryshortlyafterthearrivalofjorteesnd;and</p>
hisnhebedsheyhadleft.</p>
beds</p>
siheyhadbeenquarteredatbaarat,tsbeforetheir</p>
firste.ithgreat</p>
uhattheytuedouthebuglesounded,</p>
attheafteoon.theypartookofahearty</p>
alprovidedbythepeopleupontheyeredandan</p>
hourlaterthearchedouttoall</p>
touatedonthebreuche;alittleriverh,windinground</p>
bylsheifallsintotherhirasburg.abraneof</p>
railroadterhisplace.</p>
heyarrivedilesofit,theytuedofftothe</p>
rightforlybeenvisitedbythe</p>
prussiansathelittlevillageofcassthe</p>
edgeoftheforestofoedenherdaysshort,butweary,</p>
rountainsbroughttheothevillageofstill;</p>
lyinghighupozig.</p>
frohispointtheyhadasplendidviehevalleyofthe</p>
rhine.froheirfeet,attzig,therail</p>
straightacrosstheuntrytostrasburg;thebeautifulspireof</p>
hedralroseabovetheflats,atadistanceofabout</p>
fifteehedayhappeobeaquietone,andthedeep</p>
boongofthegunsofthebesiegersuldbedistinctlyheard.the</p>
inhabitaedthatthegerntroopspatrolledthewhole</p>
valley,pushingsotisdootheadt,levying</p>
ntributionsandcarryingoffcattle.</p>
thevillageofuishlittle</p>
acdationintheers,stilllessinthatoffood.</p>
sixofthevillagersherefore,sentthroughtheforestof</p>
oedenoraon;haofetchoverthirty</p>
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