【】ur,only,ly</p>
wounded.</p>
”taketenpesaid,”ahosefive</p>
prisoothevillage.givethevertolieutenanthoudin;and</p>
tellhioseheprisonershehastaken,under</p>
entotheforest.lettheirhaiedbehind</p>
theirbacks,fortobe</p>
surethattheesrtareloaded,andhavefixedbayos.directly</p>
hehassentofftheprisonerslethioiherest</p>
ofhisforce.”</p>
lieutenantribouvillenotooihebridge;and</p>
orderedtheo</p>
setto,anddigaholedootheipalarch.it</p>
hantheyhadexpected.theroadhe</p>
ballastpresseddoightly,andthehvered,</p>
toansiderabledepth,enuld</p>
ond,afterahalfhoursdesperatelabor,theholehing</p>
likefarenoughadvaoeotaldestruofthe</p>
bridge,uponthechargebeingfired.iitheprussian</p>
sentriesupanddohelineand,althoughnot</p>
insuffiadistance.</p>
”dontyouthinkthatpeasked.</p>
”no,sir,”theotherreplied.”itghtblhthetop</p>
ofthearch,butihardlythinkthatitsforce</p>
upwards.”</p>
atthisntralphwhohaddonehisspellofwork,andhadbeen</p>
do,togetadrinkoferunningup.</p>
”ifyouplease,lieutenantribouville,thereisahht</p>
throughthepier,justabovethestohave</p>
beeoletanyabove,</p>
keitsescape.ishouldthinkthatoholdthecharge.”</p>
”theverything,”lieutenantribouvillesaid,delightedly.”a</p>
foolitohavelookedtoseeifsuchaholeexisted</p>
”stopen,andcarrythebarrelsdootheedgeofthe</p>
er.”</p>
thestreabovedeep;andtheengineerofficer</p>
iediatelyihehole.heatonce</p>
pronounirablysuitedtothepurpose.itdidnotas</p>
ralphhadsupposedghtthrough;buttherewoholes,</p>
oneuponeaelevel,andeach</p>
extendingintotheterofthepier.theholesfour</p>
inchessquare.</p>
thebarrelsofgunttonilyopehebank,and</p>
ents.lieutenantribouvilleuponone</p>
side,andralphupoher,tookthettonandthrustit,h</p>
longstiihe</p>
softhethefuseied,</p>
andtheoperationoftaingindrysah,and</p>
stonesnced.</p>
”kehaste”jorteeshouted.”theiuersareincreasing</p>
fast.therearesofifteenorty,oherside.”</p>
abriskfireofrifleshedayhadfairlybroken;</p>
andthefranctireurs,shelteredbehindtheparapetofthebridge,</p>
onthebankoftheriver,hthe</p>
ehreequartersofanhourhadpassedsihefirstshot</p>
wasfired.</p>
suddenlyadistantboondsbya</p>
slightand,</p>
ina,thereothebridge.the</p>
nallleftofftheirant.</p>