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    栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twsualtoexpressadistanceofhalfayard,andbythe

    latter,adurationoffivenutes.andthusitisasusualto

    asserttheiossibilityoflosingisalreadyactuallylost.this

    ,thecaseatpresent;for,nothstandingallthe

    assertionsoftheladtothentrary,itiscertainthey

    oreintherightroadtoventry,thanthefraudulent,

    griping,cruel,tingserisintherightroadtoheaven.

    itisnot,perhaps,easyforareader,hneverbeenin

    thoseagihehorrorhhdarkness,

    rain,andtheirhenight;and

    fires,dry

    ents,tosupporttheirndsin

    strugglingeheperfectidea

    ofthishorrorlytoatforthe

    sheheadofpartridge,andhweshall

    presentlybeobligedtoopen.

    jonesgreoreandrepositivethattheyoftheir

    road;andtheboyhielfatlastaoheywere

    notintherightroadtoventry;thoughheaffird,atthesa

    ti,itpossibletheyshouldhavestthepartridge

    opinion.hesaid,”heyfirstsetouthe

    iginedsoschieforotherobserve,

    sir,”saidhetojohatoldanoodatthedoorjust

    asyoualltter,h

    allheart;forshesaidthenyoughtrepentit;andatthat

    veryinstantitbegantorain,ainuedrisingever

    sinaythink,iaerycertainitisin

    thepochestoraisetheheyplease.ihave

    seenithappenveryofteninti:andifeverisaall

    life,thatolda

    thatveryti;andifihadhadanyhalfpenpocket,iwould

    havegivenherso;fortobesureitisalobecharitable

    tothosesortofpeople,forfearayhappen;andnyaperson

    hathlosthiscattlebysavingahalfpenny.”

    johoughhethedelayhis

    stakeooccasioninhisjouey,uldnothelp

    slingatthesuperstitionofhisfriend,anactnreatlynfirdinhisopinion.thisblefroishorse;by

    herinjurytha

    nferredonhiscloaths.

    partridgehadnosoonerreveredhislegs,thanheappealedto

    hisfall,asnclusiveevidenceofallhehadasserted;butjones

    findingheile:”thischofyours,

    partridge,isastungratefuljade,anddothnot,ifind,

    distinguishherfriendsfrothersinherresentnt.iftheoldlady

    hadbeenangryefoeglegher,idontseewhyshe

    shouldtuleyoufroourhorse,afteralltherespectyouhave

    expressedforher.”

    ”itisilljesting,”criespartridge,”hpeopleo

    dothesethings;fortheyareoftenverylieera

    farrier,,byaskinghereshehad

    bargaihs

    frohatverydayoneofhisbestned.norwasshe

    satisfiedeafterabarrel

    ofbestdrink:fortheoldchpulledoutthespigot,arun

    alloverthecellar,theveryfirsteveniappedit,to

    kerryeofhisneighbours.inshort,nothihrived

    afteranso,thathetook

    todrinking;andinayearortockwasseized,andheandhis

    falyareheparish.”

    theguide,andperhapshishorsetoo,hsoattehis

    disurse,that,eitherthroughaliceof

    thech,theyhsprahedirt.

    partridgeentirelyiutedthisfall,ashehaddonehisoothe

    sar.jones,”itaiu

    alyeedhioretubadfindouttheold

    an,andpacifyher.he

    inn;forthoughedtogoforverycertainweare

    intheidenticalplahear,

    ifitightno.”

    insteadofretuinganyansothissageadvice,joneswas

    eteohadhappeheboy,eivedno

    otherthanhadbeforebefallenpartridge,andhs

    veryeasilybore,astheyhadbeenfornyyearsihe

    like.hesainedhissidesaddle,andbytheheartycursesand

    bloor.johat

    noharasdone.

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    relatesthat.joinuedhisjouey,ntrarytotheadvice

    ofpartridge,hhappehatoccasion

    theyahegreat

    pleasureofjones,andtothenosllterrorofpartridge,ly

    believedhielftobebeched,andthatthislightwasa

    jaischievous.

    buthohesefearsincreased,heyapproached

    hislighthtsastheynoheyhearda

    nfusedsoundofhunvoices;ofsinging,laughing,andhallowing,

    togetheredtoproe

    instrunts;butuldhardlybealloeofsdeed,to

    favouralittletheopinionofpartridge,itghtveryalled

    sicbeched.

    itisiossibletonceiveachgreaterdegreeofhorrorthan

    ne;thentagionofhe

    postboy,anythingsthattheother

    haduttered.henoherefore,joinediioningjooretu;

    sayinghefirybelievedpartridgehadjustbeforesaid,that

    thoughthehorsesseedtogoon,theyhadep

    forleastthelasthalfhour.

    jonesuldnothelpslingiofhisvexation,atthe

    fearsofthesepoorfelloherowards

    thelights,orthelightshaveadvao

    ataverylittledistan;buthoherofyoube

    afraidofasetofpeopleerryking”

    ”rryking,sir”criespartridge;”erryking

    atthistiofnight,andinsuchapladsuchherthey

    benothingbutghostsorches,or

    ...
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