flirlightningtoldofthe</p>
ceaselessrainoffirekeptupupontheunhappytorasburg.</p>
”e”percysaid,indignantly;”asiftheinhabitantsof</p>
tziguldhelpourattagtheuhlans.</p>
”look,ralph,therearesixdistinctfires.”</p>
”isupposethatisoneforeay.</p>
youybesuretheyaketheay,too.thirtythousand</p>
francs,ishouldthink,atleast.</p>
”obelookeduponasachivalrousproceeding.thereisno</p>
rongernionofshopkeepers;</p>
theykeselves,inthespiritofanatioy</p>
hucksterers.”</p>
”aupassaid,</p>
inguptoheyanding.</p>
”itisshaful,sir,shaful,”ralphsaid.</p>
”yes,”theoffiily.”thisistokehe</p>
vandalsdeit,notasitisdeinthehtury.in</p>
thecria,initalyay,eveninaakewarin</p>
thisperorssuerpalaause</p>
hissoldiershadrderedourprisonersinldblood,butwedid</p>
notbuasinglevillage.”</p>
”no,”ralphsaid;”andihavereadthat,inabyssinia,weneveras</p>
chastookafothenatives,hout</p>
payingforit;andagdalaafter</p>
it,insuession,tothevariouskingsoftheuntry;</p>
aroyedit,atlast,topreventitbeingastrongholdof</p>
thegallastheeneesofabyssinia.</p>
”dontyouthink,”heasked,afterapause,”ing</p>
torrow,sir”</p>
”ithinkitverylikely,ihelieutenantsaid.”ihavejust</p>
sentoffassehendant,hafullreport;and</p>
askedhiosendoverareplyetoour</p>
assistance,orifofallback.”</p>
”faith,andihopethatitsnotfallingbackillafter</p>
abit,”tioyleput</p>
in.”barrileaffairoftodayh</p>
ntioningihaventhadagesinceijoined</p>
therps.itsbeenjistrgandunterrg,overthe</p>
stonraisory;nothingbutuphillanddownhilland</p>
throughtrees,hbigstonesbreakingourpoorfeetintopieces,</p>
andtherainrunningdotogiveustheague.</p>
”sure,lieutenant,yeargusaillwevehad</p>
alittledivarshin”</p>
theboysalllaughedattiplaint,hhadbeendelivered</p>
inenglish;foralthoughheuldnoandfrench,henever</p>
attetedtospeakit,exenecessaryquestion.percy</p>
translatedittothelieutenant.</p>
”you.her</p>
youorroknohereareahundred</p>
infantrytheytusetheircavalryandysix</p>
n,alltold.fortunately,ronglineofretreat;ori</p>
shouldnotevenfortheceofbeingattacked.”</p>
”atanyrate,youthinkthatoing,sir”</p>
”yes,ithinkso,”thelieutenantsaid.</p>
”thenoourdinner,”ralphsaid.”herewe</p>
ydiorrow”</p>
daybeginningtobreak,a</p>
...</p>