The Young Buglers: A Tale of the Peninsular WarThe next day, the bulk of Beresford's army returned to the neighborhood of Badajos, which they again invested, while a long convoy of wounded started for Lisbon. The Scudamores accompanied it as far as Campo Major, where a large hospital had been prepared for those too ill to bear the journey. Peter was still unconscious. Fever had set in upon the day after the battle, and for three weeks he lay between life and death. |
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... pistols with which he was provided , with much boasting as to what he should do if the coach were attacked , when he heard of the fate of the passengers who had resisted , became very quiet indeed , and presently took an opportunity ...
... pistols with which he was provided , with much boasting as to what he should do if the coach were attacked , when he heard of the fate of the passengers who had resisted , became very quiet indeed , and presently took an opportunity ...
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... pistols , and the boys thought that he was going to fire after all . " Lie down at our feet , Rhoda , quick ! " Tom said , " and don't move till I tell you . " The fate of the guard evidently . frightened away the short - lived courage ...
... pistols , and the boys thought that he was going to fire after all . " Lie down at our feet , Rhoda , quick ! " Tom said , " and don't move till I tell you . " The fate of the guard evidently . frightened away the short - lived courage ...
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... pistol upon something . You must take a good shot , Peter , for if you miss him we shall be in a mess . " " All ... pistols in his room , but his skill was not sufficient to make sure of a man at that distance . The bullet flew past ...
... pistol upon something . You must take a good shot , Peter , for if you miss him we shall be in a mess . " " All ... pistols in his room , but his skill was not sufficient to make sure of a man at that distance . The bullet flew past ...
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... pistols . " So saying , he ran up the ladder and brought down the pistols . By this time the fresh horses were in . " I can't make nought of it , " one of the ostlers said , climbing up into the coachman's seat . " Jump up , Bill and ...
... pistols . " So saying , he ran up the ladder and brought down the pistols . By this time the fresh horses were in . " I can't make nought of it , " one of the ostlers said , climbing up into the coachman's seat . " Jump up , Bill and ...
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... pistols ; but , not seeing a good opportunity , put them down behind the tarpaulin , and the thought occurred to them that , by slipping behind it , they would get a good chance of a certain shot . Accordingly , they had fired , and ...
... pistols ; but , not seeing a good opportunity , put them down behind the tarpaulin , and the thought occurred to them that , by slipping behind it , they would get a good chance of a certain shot . Accordingly , they had fired , and ...
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