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Chapter 7

           “Therearegentryhere;thegeneralhimselfisinthathut,andyoufoul-moutheddevils,youbrutes,I’llgiveittoyou!”shoutedhe,hittingthefirstmanwhocameinhiswayaswingingblowontheback.“Can’tyoumakelessnoise?”

           Themenbecamesilent.Thesoldierwhohadbeenstruckgroanedandwipedhisface,whichhadbeenscratchedtillitbledbyhisfallingagainstthewattle.

           “There,howthatdevilhitsout!He’smademyfaceallbloody,”saidheinafrightenedwhisperwhenthesergeantmajorhadpassedon.

           “Don’tyoulikeit?”saidalaughingvoice,andmoderatingtheirtonesthemenmovedforward.

           Whentheywereoutofthevillagetheybegantalkingagainasloudasbefore,interlardingtheirtalkwiththesameaimlessexpletives.

           Inthehutwhichthemenhadpassed,thechiefofficershadgatheredandwereinanimatedtalkovertheirteaabouttheeventsofthedayandthemaneuverssuggestedfortomorrow.Itwasproposedtomakeaflankmarchtotheleft,cutofftheVice-King(Murat)andcapturehim.

           Bythetimethesoldiershaddraggedthewattlefencetoitsplacethecampfireswereblazingonallsidesreadyforcooking,thewoodcrackled,thesnowwasmelting,andblackshadowsofsoldiersflittedtoandfroallovertheoccupiedspacewherethesnowhadbeentroddendown.

           Axesandchopperswerepliedallaround.Everythingwasdonewithoutanyordersbeinggiven.Storesofwoodwerebroughtforthenight,shelterswereriggedupfortheofficers,caldronswerebeingboiled,andmusketsandaccoutermentsputinorder

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