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Won by the Sword

CHAPTER XIX: THE PEASANTS' REVOLT
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We have beaten them handsomely, and without the loss of a single man." "Will they attack again in the morning, do you think ?" "I feel sure that they will not do so.

You see, they relied upon their cannon for taking the chateau, and they find they are useless.

I am going to make a sortie before daybreak, for I want to capture those cannon.

So long as they hold them they will continue their work, and they may not always meet with so stout a resistance.

The loss of their cannon will dishearten them, as well as lessen their power for evil.


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