neit”
”enoughofyourjaw
atothertisandho
out”
”notforsolittleti,jackthedoctorsaysyouvegotfourribsbrokenas”
”havei”jacksaid,surprised”iknoepreciouslywhileheeaboutthising;buthedidntsayanythingaboutbrokenribs”
abrokenribisa,andin
tendaysjackagain,feelinggenerallystiffandsore,andinaslingthesurgeonhadtalkedofsendinghinboardship,butjaainh
thepartyashore,thathisrequested
erhadnoinineaesttheher;
sotisitclearedupoverhead,andtheuntryh
snoonthaftertheaccident,jackfordutyagainseeingstheladsndhadplacedthen
thesaeroutinewasobservedason
boardshipthedutiesseverethegunsbrightandpolished,thearandacutrentsseaeach
daythetarsountofdrill,andfatigue
partiesdailydootheharbortobringupstores,butbeyondthisthereenwas
ediatelybelohe
batteryhadlongsincebeenclearedoftheirbrushhdaythepartiesinsearchoffuelhadtogofartherahedayafterjackretuedtoduty,heandhaoldoffhapartyofseantogodoancarriedhisriflein
additiontohischopper,for,althoughtheyhadneverbeendisturbedatthisoccupation,therussianstobefarahe
sailorsheundergrowthandloppingoff
braneakingthepintofaggotsasfastas
theotherscuttheandallingattheirwork
suddenlythere,andlookingup,theysahatapartyofrussianshaddetheirhesnowcladground,and
andtheheightsatthesanta
volleyofsketrytheotherside,andthreeor
foufell
”forp,forp,”haustke
arushatthosebeggarsaheaddontfiretillitellyou,thengivethevolleyandgoattheskets,then
leteveryoneakeaboltforit”
thesailors,sotselvestogether,and,
headedbythedshipn,dearushattherussianstheseopenedfireupontheandseveraldropped,butthereinderonatthedoubleuntily,whenpouringina
volleyand
forantthereelee;severalofthesailorswereshotorbayoed,buttherest,usingthebuttendsoftheirsketsendousexecution,foughttheirhroughtheiropponentsjackhadshotdoenhhisrevolver,andhavinggotthrough,entheproperplaceforan
officerinretreatryfallarussianranupto
bayohishelay,throughthe
headinantheheactofshooting
doinfront,heruckonthebackoftheheadh
thebuttofasket,andfellstunnedacrossthebodyofhisfriendhathearried
alongbyfourrussiansheuldheartheboofcannonandtherattleofsketry,andknehatthedefendersontheheightswereangrilyfiringattheretreatingparty,cessfullysurprisedtheassoonashisbearersperceivedthatjackhadopenedhiseyes,theylethirop,hauledhiohisfeet,andthenholdinghiyhisllar,dehiunalong
ountedtheothersideoftheslope,andof
fireoftheguns,thepartyhalted,andjack,hearinghisoecalled,lookedround,andsaryinthesnoors
haddroppedhi
”hullo,dickoldfelloedjoyfully;”sothereyouareiheyhadkilledyou”
”inyet,jackivebeenhitintheleg,and
dohatrascallyrussianwouldhaveskewered
ifyouhadntshothiyousavedlife,oldfelloadeagoodfightforandishallneverforgetit;butithasstyouyourliberty”
”thatsnogreatodds,”jacksaid”itcantbechoppingafeonthsinarussianprison,thanspendingtheerupontheheightsbesides,htogether,as
possible,andybe,anage
togivetheheslip”
therussianofficerinndoftheparty,200
strong,noadesignstotheboysthattheyoproceeddiinedthewasa
slightone,theballhavingpassedthroughthecalf,ssingtheboneheedoftuskets
,anddick,beingseatedonthis,
en,andjacktakinghisplacebesidehithe
proefourlesoffatavillageina
valleybeyondthetcheaya
thenextdaytheboysheesrtof
anofficerandsixtroopers,nductedtosebastopolheretheyweretakenbeforearussiangeneraleansofaninterpreter,inedthestotheforce,ndition,andpositionofthear
thelads,hoionsbystatingthattheybelongedtothefleet,andyontheheightsabovebalaklava,andyandthe
intentionsofitsgeneralastothefleet,theyuldtellnothingherussiansdidnotalreadyknow
theexanationover,theyatesof
fortstniained,seeingnoone
exatee
thirtyfeetlongbyeighteenyeightpounderstoodlookingoutseaheboysuldoccasionallyseetheshipsofhealliesastheycruisedtoandfro
itheopeningheyhad
eachaheapofstraethey
usedasshaheyhadnofire,anditwasfreezingsharplydicksleghadbeenexanedanddressedbyasurgeonuponh
