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正文 第27节 文 / [英国]JOHN BUCHAN

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    thesea,andthereareshipstobesearchedandportstobe

    e,theneedisdesperateforbothfrandbritain.

    rravegoodseopullustogether.hehe

    nofaongfulers.butisae,and

    ifeltnone.oyllionsoftheseislandsand

    hinadozenhoursolayhandsohreecleverest

    roguesineurope

    thensuddenlyihadaninspiration.

    osiran,i

    reersothinginit.

    heunloe.

    ifoundtheplace.thirtyeps,iread,andagain,thirtynine

    stepsiuheightide10.17p.

    theadraltyneasifhethoughtihad

    goned.

    dontyouseeitsaclue,ishouted.scudderknehese

    felloheyoleavethe

    untry,thoughhekeptthenatohielf.torrohe

    day,anditeplaceide10.17.

    theyyhavegoonight,soonesaid.

    notthey.theyhavetheirohey

    behurried.iknoans,andtheyaredaboutoa

    plan.hedeviligetabookoftidetables

    takerbrightenedup.itsace,hesaid.letsgoover

    totheadralty.

    intototorcarsallbutsirer,

    obilizecgillivray,sohesaid.

    arptyrridorsandbigbarechaers

    enlined

    aps.aresidentclerkhed,who

    presentlyfetiraltytidetables.isat

    atthedeskahersstoodround,forsohoherihad

    gotchargeofthisexpedition.

    itries,andsofarasi

    uldsee10.17ghtverfiftyplaces.eway

    ofnarrohepossibilities.

    itookheadinhandsandthought.therestbeso

    eanbystepsi

    thoughtofdocksteps,butifhehadantthatididntthinkhe

    entiohestbesoplacewhere

    therearkedoutfroheothers

    byhavingthirtyeps.

    thenihadasuddenthought,andhuntedupallthestear

    sailings.there.

    antifitustbe

    solittleplaceattered,orelseitwasaheavy

    draughtboat.butthereersailingatthathour,

    andsohoa

    regularharbour.soitstbesolittleharbourhetide

    portant,orperhapsnoharbouratall.

    butifittleportiuldhestepssignified.

    theresofstaircasesonanyharbourthatihadever

    seen.itstbesoplaceicularstaircaseidentified,

    ao

    thattheplacestbeabitofopenast.butthestaircaseskept

    puzzling.

    thenibacktoions.swoulda

    nbelikelytoleaveferny,aninahurry,ed

    aspeedyandaseanyofthebigharbours.

    andnotfroheelortheastorstland,for,

    reer,helondon.iasuredthedistance

    onthep,andtriedtoputselfintheenesshoes.i

    shouldtryforostendorant,andishould

    sailfrooeranddover.

    allthispretenditwas

    ingeniousorstific.ies.buti

    havealinctaboutquestionslike

    this.idontknoyself,butiusedtouse

    brainsasfarastheyetoablankwalli

    guessed,andiusuallyfoundguessesprettyright.

    soisetoutallniraltypaper.they

    rahis:

    fairlycertain

    1placehereareseveralsetsofstairs;ohat

    ttersdistinguishedbyhavingthirtyeps.

    2fulltideat10.17p.leavingshoreonlypossibleatfull

    tide.

    3stepsnotdocksteps,andsoplaceprobablynotharbour.

    4nulaightstearat10.17.ansoftransportst

    betraunlikely,yacht,orfishingboat.

    therereasoningstopped.ideanotherlist,hiheaded

    guessed,butiassureoftheoheother.

    guessed

    1plaotharbourbutopenast.

    2boatslltra,orlaunch.

    3placesoeranddover.

    itstruckasoddthatishouldbesittingatthatdeskha

    ister,afieldrshal,tentofficials,

    andafrenerale,thescribbleofa

    deadlifeordeath

    forus.

    siracgillivrayarrived.he

    hadsentoutinstrustochtheportsandrailationsfor

    thethreenihaddescribedtosirer.notthatheor

    anybodyelsethoughtthatthatuchgood.

    heresthestikeofit,isaid.tofinda

    placehereareseveralstaircasesdoothebeaeof

    hirtyeps.ithinkitsapieceofopenasth

    biggishcliffs,soheheel.also

    itsaplaceorro.

    thenaruck.istherenoiorofastguardsor

    sofellohatheeastast

    takersaidthere.he

    offina,aofussataboutthelittleroobr >

    andtalkedofanythingthattoourheads.ilitapipeand

    ybraingreeary.

    aboutoheiguardnarrived.hewasa

    fineoldfellohthelookofanavalofficer,andely

    respectfultothepany.ilefttheine

    hiforifeltheetotalk.

    otellustheplacesyoukast

    herearecliffs,andsofstepsrundoo

    thebeach.

    hethoughtforabit.ean,sir

    thereareplentyofplaceshroadscutdhthecliffs,

    andstroadshaveasteport.ordoyouan

    regularstaircasesallsteps,sotospeak

    sirarthurlooke

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