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正文 第22节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.twand,insteadofretuingtothevillage

    direct,theyhiditcarefullyinaashortdistanceaway.

    theytheuedand,ieoon,receiveddetailed

    instrujortee.

    itattershouldbekeptentirelysecret,

    lestanyincautiousightbeoverheardaed.theywere

    tostartatdaybreak,uponthefollooing.theirusinsand

    tioylebeingaloakenintotheirnfideheirfriends

    regretted,andsharetheir

    daheboyspoihohatevenuldtheyhave

    spokengerlytheyuldnothavegoneas,

    althoughtrangersenoattention,ever,five

    aintodoso.

    theiartedtogether,asifforawalk.upon

    reagthespotinthehepeasantsclotheswere

    hidden,theboystookofftheiruniforhwereedup,

    andncealedinthesapladputohes.they

    fittedfairly;ahanthatnecessary,aspeasants

    cutaccuratelytothefigure.roundingtheir

    shoulders,andpingsortofstride,noonewould

    haveigihattheyherthantheypreteobetwo

    aianlads.

    theycutticks,exgedaheartygoodbyehtheir

    friends,andstartedforsavee.tertheywerewalking

    initsstreets;staringintotheshopeverything

    thatouthedcuriosityoftwoyoung

    untrylads.thentheydeafeeffee,sugar,

    andpeppertiedthenaloredpockethandkerchief,andthen

    allcabaretegernsoldiers

    drinkingsatdoebreadandcheese

    andbeer.

    hey,theylisteheionof

    thesoldiers.theonlyinfortionthattheygleanedfrotwas

    thattheohavenoexpectation,ever,ofanyearly

    vent;andthattheyonotonyofthe

    pladthehardrollingthelineofrail

    andday.presentlythesoldierspaidfortheirbeer,a;and

    soofthetoein,andtooktheplacestheyhadleft.

    theirion,ofurse,tuedontheprussianoccupation,

    anddeephecursesheapedupontheiheonlything

    ntioheirfavorallnessoftheiuer.there

    en;andthisauntlightly

    uponsavee,paredhthefifty,sixty,orahundred

    quarteredateverylittlevillagealongthelineofrailway.

    theboyshadnoostedtoknoaying

    fortheirrefreshnt,outagainintothestreet.thenthey

    otherailationheysawseveralsoldiers,uardaofftoapointheyuldseethe

    entrahetuherethile

    othersatioshortdistances,allalongtheline.

    theboysnoselves,they

    uldealongnearlyeveryhalf

    hour;ienselylongtrains,filledhstoresofallkinds.asit

    becadusk,theysaargdohe

    line;relieviries,andplagfreshodistances

    oflittlerethanfiftyyardsapart.theserchedbackwardsand

    foreteachother;theuing,untilthey

    facedtheirradeattheotherendoftheirbeat.

    ”anbeoffnoy,”ralphsaid,rising.”ouewsisbad,

    foriteaocutthelineaswehad

    expected.thesebeveryeasilycaughtasleep.”

    ”no,indeed,”percysaid.”theideaofcuttingthelinesoundedso

    easy,adistaitisquiteadifferent

    tter,noearehere.”

    upontheirretutheyfoundedifficultytheplacewhere

    theyhadhiddentheirunifaingedclothes,and

    thenadeupinto

    buheyreehevillage,andstraightto

    headquarters.

    jorteediheotherofficers,andreceived

    thegreatpleasure;forhehadbeenanxious,allday,lest

    anysfortubefallthefindingthattheyhadhadnothing

    toeat,sintosit

    doilitarydisciplineisfarlessstrithese

    tters,infrahanitisinengland;andangtherpsof

    franctireursespeciallyasangtheenglishvolunteers,where

    theprivateisinnycasesequalto,orsuperiorto,hisofficer

    insouchputaside,

    exceptonduty.

    ”andyousaythattheyhaveaseeveryfiftyorsixty

    yards,alongtheline”jorteesaid,whenralphhadgivenan

    ae,tobe

    fataltoourplans.”

    ”ahefirst

    panyasked.”itseetothatnothinguldbeeasier.

    suppose,thesentrieswouldbe

    atonadeprisoners;andevenallowingasyoung

    barclaysaysthattherearetroopsinallthevillages,itwould

    beagoodhalfhourbeforeaforce,suffittodisturbus,uld

    arrive.”

    ”thatistrueenough,”jorteeansuldwedo,

    inhalfanhhtpullupt

    realadvahelineofsentriesalong

    theraililes,in

    halfasnynutes;arainsoppedlongbefore

    theyarrivedatthebreak.eachtraincarries,iknoenand

    terialsforrepairingtheline;andasitpossiblefor

    ustocarryaup,theywouldbe

    replaeasittookustotearthep;andthe

    nsequehetrafficwouldonlybesuspendedfor

    anhourortost.forabreaktobeofaility,

    ustlastfordays,ifnotforweeks.

    ”thegreatup,ofurse,hedestruoftherock

    tunnelofsavee,hespecialobjectofourpresence

    here.failingthat,usttryabridge.thetunnel,however,is

    thegreataffair.oroyed,there,

    fornyypropositionis,therefore,thatuour

    attentionatohatpoint.”

    thereurrofassent.

    ”thebestursepanytorchdirectto

    theotherendofthetunnel,seizeit,ainterference

    frohatehersthehesaveeend,and

    holditadeforbloup.then,when

    the

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