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正文 第38节 文 / [法]大仲马

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    lifeposure,and,lookingforhterrortohisfuture

    existeniddlelihatseedtoaffordhirefuge.

    ”sotis,”saidhe,”invoyages,anandnded

    othern,ihaveseentheheavehe

    storrise,and,likeanstrousbird,beatih

    itsyvesselbled

    andshookbeforetheteest.soonthefuryofthehesight

    ofthesharpronouheapproachofdeath,ahen

    terrified,andiusedallskillandintelligenceasananda

    sailortleagainstthehofgod.butididsobecauseiwas

    happy,becauseihadnoturteddeath,becausetobecastuponabed

    ofrodseaedterrible,becauseihati,a

    creaturedefortheserviceofgod,shouldserveforfoodtothegulls

    andravens.buto

    life,deathslesandiorepose;idieafteroanner,

    idieexhaustedandbrokenspirited,asifallasleeped

    threethousandtisroundcell.”

    nosoonerhadthisideatakenpossessionofhihanhebecare

    posed,arrangedhisuchtothebestofhispoelittleand

    sleptless,andfouesupportable,becausehefeltthat

    heuldthroehods

    ofselfdestruselfhhis

    handkerchieftothearvation.

    butthefirst.danteshadalertaihe

    greatesthorrorofpirates,;hewould

    notdiebyedaninfausdeath.heresolvedtoadoptthe

    send,ahatdaytocarryouthisresolve.nearlyfouryears

    hadpassedaarkthe

    lapseofti.

    dantessaid,”iannerofhisdeath,

    andfearfulofginghisakenanoathtodie.”y

    ingandeveningalsarebrought,”thoughthe,”i

    outofthe.”

    hekepthisout,throughthebarredaperture,

    theprovisionshisjailerbroughthitfirstgayly,thenh

    deliberation,andatlasthregret.nothingbuttherelle

    ofhisoathgavehitrengthtoproceed.hungerdeviandsonce

    repugnant,noable;heheldtheplateinhishandforanhour

    atati,andgazedthoughtfullyattherselofbadat,oftainted

    fish,ofbladuldybread.ithelastyeaingforlife

    ntendingedless

    sore,hisprospectslessdesperate.heillyounghewas

    onlyfourorfiveandtyhehadnearlyfiftyyearstolive.

    unforseesghtnotopenhisprisondoor,aorehio

    libertythenheraisedtohislipstherepastthat,likeavoluntary

    tantalus,herefusedhielf;buthethoughtofhisoath,andhe

    breakit.hepersisteduntil,atlast,hehadnotsuffit

    strengthtoriseandcasthissupperoutoftheloophole.the

    ingheuldnotseeorhear;thejailerfearedhewasdangerously

    ill.edndhopedhewasdying.

    thusthedaypassedaoasortofstupor

    ostofhegna

    hisstochhadceased;histhirsthadabated;losedhiseyes

    hesayriadsoflightsdahehewisps

    thatplayaboutthershes.itysterious

    untrycalleddeath

    suddenly,aboutnineoondheardahollowsound

    inthehhewaslying.

    sonyloathsoanilsinhabitedtheprison,thattheioisedid

    not,ingeneral,butherabstinencehadquiedhis

    faculties,orond

    raisedhisheadandlisteade

    byahugeentattagthe

    stones.

    althoughansbraininstantlyrespoheidea

    thathauntsallprisonerslibertyitseedtohihatheavenhad

    atlengthtakenpityonhiandhadsentthisoonthe

    verybrinkoftheabyss.perhapsohosebelovedoneshehadso

    oftenthoughtof,andstrivingtodinishthe

    distaseparatedthe

    no,no,doubtlesshes

    thatforeruh

    edndstillheardthesound.itlastednearlythreehours;hethen

    heardanoiseofsothingfalling,andall.

    sohoursafteroredistinct.ednd

    enselyied.suddenlythejailerentered.

    foraodie,andduringthefourdaysthat

    hehadbeenondhadnotspokentothe

    attendant,hadnotansatter

    ,andtuedhisfacetotheoocuriously

    athibutnoighthearthenoiseandputao

    it,andsodestroyarayofsothinglikehopethatsoothedhislast

    nts.

    thejailerbroughthiisbreakfast.dantesraisedhielfupandbegan

    totalkabouteverything;aboutthebadqualityofthefood,aboutthe

    ldnessofhisdungeon,grulingandplaining,iohavean

    excuseforspeakinglouder,aienceofhisjailer,

    ofkindnessofhearthadbroughtbrothandebreadforhis

    prisoner.

    fortunately,hefahatdanteshefood

    ontherie

    reainct.

    ”thereeprisonerwho

    isstrivingtoobtainhisfreedooh,ifiheretohelp

    hisuddenlyanotherideatookpossessionofhisnd,sousedto

    sfortuhatitheideathatthe

    noiseadebyenthegoveorhadorderedtorepairthe

    neighbdungeon.

    itoascertainthis;buthohequestionit

    ocallhisjailersattentiontothenoise,andchhis

    untenanearoy

    hopesfarreiortantthantheshortlivedsatisfaofhisown

    ondsbrainillsofeeblethathe

    uldnotbendhisthoughtstoanythinginparticular.

    hesaeansofrestlucidityandcleaesstohis

    judguedhiseyestohesouphejailerhad

    brought,rose,staggeredto,raisedthevesseltohislips,and

    drankofftheshafeelin

    ...
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