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正文 第11節 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    fellbeforethedirksofthedshipn,andinafehe

    littlepartyhadburstthroughthecroheirassailants,andhad

    gaihedooroftherooheretheenglishnahefrench

    offiidshipnti

    toassisttheirbadlyradedohenarroairs,andto

    openthedoorofthehouse.astheyflungthisopen,jackshoutedup

    thatthean,

    theyhurrieddohestreet,utteringshoutsforassistahe

    latticehefire,andasheetof

    flalitupthestreet.beforetheyhadgoyyards,theyheard

    anoisebehihethegreeks,

    issuedfrohehouse.

    fortunately,atthisntapartyofenglishofficers,whohadbeen

    diningatthegenerals,ranupatfullspeed,attractedbytheshouts

    oftheboysandtheglareoffire.upohisaccessionof

    strength,thegreeksatonadeoff.

    bythistithehevarioushouseswereopening,and

    shoutsofaffrightaroseatthesightofthenflagration;forthe

    housesostpart,nstructedofebegun,

    thereouldend.

    ”eheofficers,alonel,

    asked.”giveyouas,fortherestbeaninquiryintothe

    tter.iseeyouareallp

    atonce.ifearthisatter.”

    iesthestreeteshad

    obtaiirepossessionofthehouse,ando

    theair.thethatthe

    safetyoftheehefrench

    offialtesetocarryhisradetothe

    ca.adoorakenoffitshinges,andtheyheir

    way.

    jadhaslashesof

    knives,reioseeeofit.theturkishguardswere

    speedilyo,buttheseulddonothingbeyto

    preventtherabblefroengageneralpillage.froveryhouse

    thepeoplehrotheirgoodsofalldescriptions.every

    hefirespread,andsixorsevenhouseses

    aquarterofanhouraftertheoutbreakofthefire,aheavy

    tratheiearest

    cacaupatadouble.thereeanseverof

    extinguishingtheflas,buttheactivelittlefrendidnotlose

    ahend,theybroketheirranks,andsed

    intothehouses,andinanuteaperfectavalancheofgoodswas

    throtheestoodalongoutsidethehouses,others

    cliedupontheirshoulders,ontheseagaiooktheirplaces,

    andsoonuntillivingladdersed,upen

    cliedtheroofs.thesesettohaxeandhatchet,tearingoff

    thetilesandhagdoradesinthehouses

    hefloorsandstaircases.ihanaquarterofanhour

    fourhousesohersideofthoseinflaspletelygutted,

    andthefire,thuscutoff,speedilybutitselfout,fifteenhouses

    havingbeennsud.

    bythistilargenuersoftroops,togetherthe

    fleet,hadarrived,buttheunatelydone,andhaditnot

    beenfortheearlyappearahefrenchbattalion,andthe

    eicasuresheyadopted,agreatportionofthegreek

    quarterroyed.

    angthoseenfrohe

    ”faln,”under.hethte.theboysjoihese,auedh

    thenboardship.theyreportedtothelieutenanttheshareh

    theyhadhadintheaffair.

    ”itisanunpleasantbusiness,”hesaid,”butidonotblayoufoingtotheassistahoseattackedan

    r.archer,itisclearthatyouhavepretty

    nearlybutdohetoknohelightin

    iralandsirgeebroayvieheaffair.asyousay

    thatnooookanythenasofthe

    litaryofficersaken,itispossiblethatnoinquirywillbe

    deaboutyou.ishall,ofurse,reportthettertocaptain

    stuart,aactashethinksfit.but,ii,i

    shouldadviseyoutosaynothingofthesharehyouhavehadin

    thettertoanyone.yousthavethosegashesyouhavegot

    plasteredup.butieof

    theenglishofficeed”

    ”yes,sir,heenanttehegrenadierguards.weonly

    exgedafeahebeggedustogoand

    seehi”

    ”ishouldadviseyoutokeepahiltogether,untilthe

    tterhasbloyour

    nas”

    ”no,sir,e.”

    ”allthebetter,”.hethtesaid.”iteoutin

    theurseoftheinquirythattidshipn

    isjustases.iexpecttheshipto

    beordereduptonstantinopleinadayortaybe

    offbeforeanyinquiriesarede.oneeversayhohese

    bigaytakethings.sirgeebroendousrti,

    andheyhatitterthatfive

    officers,blinghouse,shouldbekilled,than

    thatgallipoli,fullasitisofvaluablestores,andnitionsof

    heriskofbeiroyedbyfire.there,now,go

    offtothesurgeon,ayourfacesstrappedup,andthenaskhibr >

    toetoatonce.ifyoutengoonasyouhave

    begun,youarenotlikelytolivetoobtainenenyour

    profession.itisbuttonthssingland,andwehave

    seenayouhavehadtapesforyour

    livesasoneuldohave.”

    veryseverehecrossquestioningheladshadtoundergoin

    thedshiphastothenneriheir

    cutfaces,aakerefugeuhestrictorder

    ofthefirstlieutenantthattheyosaynothingaboutit.

    fortuhedaythe”faln”receivedorderstoproceedto

    thebosphorus,andgotupherahedardanelles

    beforedark.presently.hethtecauptojack,y

    onthequarterdeck.

    ”itellyou,jack,”hesaidquietly,”itisveryluckyforyou

    thathenight.ihear

    thathislungsobefurious,

    andthreatenstot

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