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正文 第4节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    tasterstes,youngnoffroytoty.h

    allofthesejack,peredface,rry

    laugh,soonbecaafavorite.

    duringthefirsttseahehadsufferedtheusualagonies

    froeasiess.butbeforereaggibraltarhehadgothis

    sealegsandy,beingonthechofthe

    seenant,.pierson.

    theronglyacrossthebayofbisddown

    theastal,deratedasthe”faln”steadpastcapest.

    vionastery,araitsasa

    llpondasshesloadeherhespanishastand

    passedtarifa.uptothetihebay

    ofgibraltar,theonlyihewaywas

    that,astheysteadupthestraits,theypassedclosebya

    hoer,hesides,

    andcheeredandheirhandkerchiefstotheeastwardboundship.

    the”faln”king,underfavorable

    circes,rethaknotsanhour.shecarriedsixteen

    guns,teenpounders.ithadbeenintended

    thatthe”faln”shouldonlystayafegibraltar,

    proceedielyshehadtakeninafreshsupplyofal.the

    engineers,hoaery,h

    akethreeorfourdaystoputinorder.

    jackthedelay,asheosethisfootfor

    thefirsttiashoreinafnuntry,andtovisitthefaus

    fortificationsoftherock.thefirstdayhedidnotaskforleave,as

    hedidnoteuponhisbeingthefirstlieutenants

    relation.

    charleshethtedifferedthetypicalfirstlieutenantof

    firod,andasdangeroustoapproachas

    apolarbear.he,cheeryfellohoughhe

    selfountofofficial

    stiffness,heongofficersandcrew.

    ittillthethirddayofhisstaythatjack,hisseniors

    havingallbeenashore,askedforleave,oncegranted.

    youngveoo,hadlahepreviousday,andha

    jaates,nopaniedhi

    theyhadleaveforthewasover,

    theyashore.

    ”oldplace”haheyhe

    principalstreet.”itlooksasspanishasever.

    thatithadbeenanenglishtolong”

    ”ioreattentiontohistory,”jacksaid.”it

    kesonefeellikeafoolnottoknohingsasthatwhenone

    estoafausplacelikethis.lookatthattallfellohthe

    ttledonkeys.poorlittlebrutes,theyscarcelystagger

    uheirloads.thereisaprettygirlhthatblackthingover

    herhead,antilladonttheycallitthereisaanh

    es,letsgetso.nob

    uptothetopoftherock.”

    b,

    plishedincapitalti.froheflagstaffthey

    ehegnifitvieheafriastacrossthestraits,

    ofspaigaotheirright,ofthebroadexpahe

    bluediterranean,andofthebayhitsships,andthe”faln”

    densionsofatoyvessel,attheirfeet.thenthey

    cadotothevariousfortificationsandto

    thegalleries,heguthreateninglyacrossthelow,

    sandyspit,kralground.

    hisuralthattheyshouldgoto

    theprincipalhotelaaprodigiouslun,andthenhawtry

    proposedthattheyshouldsallyoutforaraleintospain.

    theyhadbeendisappoihees,heyfoundinnoway

    betterthanthoseheyhadboughtinengland.buttheythought

    thatiftheyuldpiustsohowhavea

    superiorflavor.aglytheysalliedoutbythelandgate,passed

    uiohroughthelineofbritishsentries,andweresoonin

    thelittlevillageihespanishlines.

    ”itsaoppinghisforehead.”whowouldhave

    thoughtthatitasthisinanyplaeurope

    intheddleoffebruaryjustfancyustbehereinjuly

    look,thereisafelloules.iexpecthe.i

    votestoohether.

    ”isay,oldboy,”hesaid,approagatallandpo

    n,okingacigar,andleaninglazilyagainstoneofhis

    les;”youletles,,eh”

    thespaniardopenedhiseyessoadenoreply,and

    ntiosketranquilly.

    ”oh,nonsense,”hawtrysaid.”lookhere.”

    ahishandintohispoesilver.then

    hedesignsofuntiheles,andwavedhishandover

    thesurroundinguntrytosignifythatheedageneralride.

    thespaniardnodded,heldupfivefingers,andtouchedohe

    les,anddidthesahtheother.

    ”hesfiveshillingsahead,”hawtrysaid.

    ”idontknouch

    aboutshillings.itybefivedollarsorfiveanythingelse.wed

    bettershofiveshillings,aoaandingthatthat

    iseansbeforeon.”

    thespaniard,onbeingshohefiveshillings,shookhishead,and

    pointingtoadollarheyhadobtainedingeonshore,

    sighattheseheinshedesired.

    ”oh,nonsense”haly.”youdontsupposeh

    foolsastogiveyouapoundapieceforthreehoursrideon

    thoselesofyours.eon,jack.uphbeing

    shat.”

    sosayiuedaartedontheirwalk.

    heyothespaniard,hehadbeenjoinedbyoneof

    hisuntryn,auedaheseeoarapid

    ioher.theresulthatbeforetheboyshadgone

    thirtyyards,thespaniardulescalledtheackagain,and

    ihatheacceptedtheirter.

    theypupatonto

    stop,andhispanioninaouttwh

    rugserdsoverthewoodensaddles.

    ”thatsanirovent,”jacksaid.”iwhoewere

    goingtositonthosethings,saddlesatall,butonly

    thingsforboxesandbarrelstobefasteo.”

    ”itergo,”hawtrysaid,as

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