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正文 第8节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    left,aytaketheysurprise.atanyrateitseeourbest

    ce.”

    hapttoputthe

    planintoexecutionthatevening.

    lateieoon,thebrigands,asusual,cadroppingin,in

    threes.htinakid,andthersexhibitedto

    theiradringfriendsapursentainingsotenortwelvedollars

    insilver.theyrelated,adtheuproariouslaughteroftheir

    rades,thenneriner,

    itslatepossessor,intosurrenderingtheproceedsofhisdays

    rketinghoutresistaryhad

    anutebeforebeenstandiheedgeoftheslope.theguard

    er,andkeepingoneearopentothe

    narrativetoldbythefire.

    suddenlyheglancedround,andperceivedthatthefigureshehad,as

    hebelieved,scarcelytakenhiseyeoffissing.

    ”drededios”heexclaid.”heprisoners”

    athisexclation,allroundthefirestartedintoactivity.ahasty

    glanpntshohattheircaptiveshin

    itscircle.ationoffury,thecaptainseizedhisgun,

    andhthebuttendstruckthesentrytotheground.theninfurious

    tonesheorderedeverynoffininstantpursuit.snatguptheir

    ar,sohurriedoffoher,shoutingthreatsof

    vengeahey.

    astheirvoientangtherugs,

    andtheboysheadspeeredoutfroeloheirhidingplace.the

    entofthe

    prostratesentinel,hecaptainstood,guninhand,ontheedge

    oftheslope,peeringdoothegatheringdarkness.

    theboysrosestealthilytotheirfeet,andkeepingalongbytheside

    ofthehill,soastobeoutofthedireeofsightshouldthe

    brigandtuto.

    hedidnotlookrounduntiltheyhinfivepaces,anditwas

    thentoolate.hetuedandthrebeforeheuld

    levelit,theyboththreselvesuponhi

    takenaggeredbackapace

    froheedgeofthesteepdeonthefell

    backheairashe.theboysheardhis

    bodyasitrolledandcrashedthroughtheslightbrushhe

    slope.fainterandfainterbecathesound,asuddenly

    ceased.

    aslongasitntiheboysstoodtionless,anduingto,herehecrackofarifle,andaballween

    theleapinground,theysatheyhadsupposedtobe

    insensible,hadrisentohisfeet.throheriflehhe

    hadjustdischarged,anddra.

    ”dodgehiha.getholdoftherifle.ia

    stickfrohefire.”

    theboysseparated,onegoingeachillbewildered

    bythestunningbloont,andthen

    rushedatjack,edroundthefire.haherifle,

    andhthebuttendattackedthespaniard,uedtodefend

    hielf.jaatchedupaheavybrandfrohefire,anding

    behindthespaniard,ing,knifeinhand,foran

    opportunitytorushihesrywas

    dealingathitehiallhis

    forceacrossthesideofthehead.

    ofagonythespaniardfellprostrateandjaatg

    uphisknife,rystillretaiherifle,theydartedoff

    atfullspeedalongthebrow.

    presentlytheyheardfootstepsofnhastilyretuing,anddrawing

    aside,threselvesdoongsoloenwere

    talkingeagerly.theyhadheardthetsoftheguns,andhad

    nodoubtthatthecaptainhaddisveredthefugitives.

    hespaniardshadpassed,theboysrosetotheirfeet,and

    ntiheirflightatthetopoftheirspeed.thenhade

    froeloheboyssoondisveredtracesofapathdesding

    theslope.thistheyatoook,proceedinghcautionnow,for

    thedesorethan

    agoattraoonly,andbyits

    lighttheyofolloswindings.

    afterhalfanhoursdesselvesinaroughroad,

    alongthefaceofthehill.thistheydoubtednot

    oheastvillagesintotheinterior.theynoore

    cautiously,fortheroadelyrough,hlargestoneslying

    hereandthereuponit,andaheavyfallorasprainedanklewouldbe

    disastrous.theyhadnofearofpursuit.oheyfancied

    thattheyheardshoutsfarabovethebuttheynsidereditlikely

    thatthebandoofarparalyzedbythelossoftheircaptain

    toagaihepursuit.

    threehourslater,theystoodbytheseashore,inyfishing

    village,posedofthreeorfourhousesonly.theyhelda

    nsultationastoherittertorousethevillagers

    andexplainthecirces,buttheyhadbeesuspiciousof

    spaniards,andthoughtitlikelythattherelose

    relationshipbethepeoplehereandthebandintheir

    neighborhood.nolightshevillage,anditwas

    probablethattheinhabitantswerealreadyinbed.

    theysatdoherhourtoavoidtheceoftheirbeing

    surprisedbyanystraggler.then,proceedingtotheshore,they

    launchedasllboat.haastandhoistedthesail,

    andtheyakingtheirheland.the,

    andtheirprogresssloetheykeptstraightouttosea,and

    theheboatsheadtoar.

    thelydiedquiteahesails,theygot

    outtheoars,aohe

    stour,jackhadhadnoexperienrosiness

    excitednsiderableindignationoofhawas

    heavy,andtheirprogress,innsequence,verysloed

    thattheysthavetilestorohepointath

    theyuredryhadjudgedbythesoundofthegun,

    fullyfifteenlesdistantfrot,andtheyhadherten

    beforearrivingatthebrigandsent.

    allnighttheyrooonsank,thisbeing,astheywere

    athreeoclock.theythenlaydoheboatforanap,

    aheyfoundthatthe

    up,andeadilyoffshore,andthattheyant

    sofivelesfroand,thero

    theseasotenlesfrohenastraightl

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