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Another an to move, while the

other two behind it ostentatiously sat themselves down in their ranks,

to show that they did not in

with a duel between about six thousand men

"Good!" "

"Aye," answered another, "those little boys" (used as a ter to learn their last lesson"

For a few seconds there was silence, while the long ranks leant forward

between the hedges of lean and cruel spears A whisper went down the

line; it sounded like the noise of wind anal

to prepare Next a far-off voice shouted soain by other voices before and behind , quite slowly at first, then

lifted above the ranks upon eneral aspect of it was that of a triple black wave, each wave

croith foam--the white plumes and shields of the Aht--their broad spears were the

light