isfirst
arrival;butastheserious,andthesurgeonswereousnuerofan,
andinthevarioussorties,hhetorowded,hedidnotagainenearhispatientthewound,however,healedrapidlyasjackrerked,thescantyrationsofblackbreadandtoughatthelattertheprodueoftheinnurablebullocksharrivedatsebastopolhnvoys,tooexhaustedandbrokendownforfurtherserviceent
totheblood,nor,haditbeenso,peraturehaveperttedthefevertorisetoanyundueheight
theirguardssofarasheirpower,andupon
theirusingtheakingsignsthattheyedto
ske,fuishedthepipesandhtobac,hough
chlighterandverydifferentinqualityfrohatsuppliedonboardship,okable,andchtigatedthedulnessfro
theboyssufferedafeertheircaptivitytheboysheardtheerrily
”iallthisisabout”dicksaid;”notforavictory,illbebound”
”e,”jackexclaid,”ifitisntchristsday,andwehadforgottenallaboutitnoonstrouslyhardthefelloselvestodayiknow
theyecurrantsandraisinsfron
boardship,andthereduffandallsortsofthingsietheyresuretobethinking
oftenenoughofus,butitindsthatherewe
areopedupinthisbeastlyhole”
theday,hopassunnoticed,forarussianofficerwhospokeenglish,andsaidthathecaattherequestofthegoveorhielftoexpresstotheisregretthattheirquartersfortableandtheirfaresobad”but,”hesaid,”helpourselveseverybarrackinthetorowded;everyhospital,everyprivatehouseeven,filledhyorsixtythousandtroops,andneartythousandsickandwoundedyourpeopleareverygoodnottofireatthetoheydid,idonotknothepoorfelloodaythegoveor
hassentyoudohisoable,togetherhafew
bottlesofsandyouprizeless,fori
seeyouske,aboxofcigarsitisveryldhereihatyouhavesoreblankets”
teinhbaskets,theonehtinvereddishes,
theotherhoutontheground,andtheboys,
aftersendingassageexpressingtheirrdialthankstothegeneralforhisthoughtfulness,satdohehighestspiritstotheirunexpectedfeast
”thisisagloriousspread,jackiallthesedishesareidontregnizeanyofthehohisissoup,thereisnodoubtaboutthat,soletsfalltoonthattobeginhbutfirstofall,getouttherkofoneofthosechaagnebottlesnowfillupyourtin,jae,andarry
hertoastsafterdinneri
uldntbegintillhatnoto”
thedishesighthavebeenexpected,foreachhadbeenenvelopedinflannelbeforeplacingitinthebasketthesoupeats,pribetterthan
anythingtheyhadtastedsincetheyleftenglandtheres,too,adeacleansheycalledtheirguard,
totheygavethereinsoftheirdinner,togetherhastrongpannikinofedelight
then,kingtheelvessnuginthestraselveswellintheirblankets,fencingintheircandle,sothatiteredfrohedraughts,theyopenedabottleofbrandy,drankavarietyoftoasts,notforgettingthehealthofthegoveor,heyagreedheysangasongorthenblethelight,and,
thoroughlyandfortable,inuteortwo
afeein,signedtotheoketheir
blanketsintoabundle,andtofollo
theboysslippedfourbottlesofspiritsheyhadstillreining,andalsothestockofcigars,intotherollsthen,holdingthebundlesontheirshoulders,theyfollodick,althoughstillowalk
presentlytheyen,soofhadtheir
arinslings,soelayinstretchers
ontheground
”itisanvoyofobe
takenintotheinterior”
anoffieup,and
saidsothinginrussian
theyretuedthesalutehelookingfelloh
lightblueeyes,andyelloousta,
andthengaveorderstoasoldier,eredthebuilding,andretuedilarto
theonehehielfwore
these,andthedshipnexpressedtheirest
gratitudetohitheiraning,ifnottheirlearlyintelligible
”thesearesplendid,”jacksaid”theyvegothoodstoo,togoovertheheadthisissothinglikefortiwishourpoorfellowsupabovetherehadeaustbeaheplateaunow
fancythetrenches,andthenthe
tents,hnofires,andnothingbutthosethingreatats,andscarcelyanythingtoeatnoove”
astrongpartyofsoldierscadoedthestretchers,andinafeinutestheilar
partiesberofflat
bargesuponthesetheinvalidshe
bargeshentakenintos,androhe
harbortothenorthside
”ihopetogoodness,”jacksaid,lookingupattheheightsbehindthealongentslearlyvisible
againsttheesnohatourfellotakeitintotheirheadstohaveashotatusfrourbatteryusedourselvesbysendingashellfroneofthebiglancastergunsdotheshipsintheharborbutineverdreadthatiobeackshyself”
theusualduelhebatteries,andthepuffsof
okerosefrohedarklineoftrenchesanddriftedupunbrokenacrossthedeepblueofthestillryskybuthappilythepassageoftheflotillaofboatsattractednoattention,andtheysoonarrivedattheshoreclosetothewor
