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正文 第15节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twor,discharginghissketattheeintohisplace.

    ”givethevolley,.pase.getyourheadroundandro

    lettheneinfiring.”

    thevolleyfrohelauny,and

    justasshegotround,anotherdischargefrohegunfurtherarrested

    thetheboatstheshorebefore

    thisendousfireof

    sketry.

    ”roen.”of

    theirsightinanotherhundredyards.”

    chaptervi.

    theal

    desperatelytheotheiroars,andtheheavyboatsurged

    throughthesofsketballs,and

    althoughthedarknessandtheirhasterehefireofthe

    russiansanyoftheshottookeffect.ha

    sigh,.pasefellagainstjack,,just

    atthentselfexperiencedasensationasifahot

    ironhadpasseda.severalofthendroppedtheiroars

    andfellback,buttheboatsstillheldrapidlyontheirway,andin

    tinutesanythingbutrandohot.atthis

    nt,hohreefieldpiecesopenedhgrape,andtheiron

    hailtoreupthe.fortuheyostout

    ofsight,andalthoughthefortsthrestolightthebay,

    andjoiheirfiretothatofthefieldguns,theboatescaped

    untouched.

    ”thankgodr.hethtesaid,asthefireceased

    asheadedfhthunguptodirectthen.

    ”haveyounyhurt,.pase”

    ”ifraid,sir,.paseiseitherkilledorbadlywounded.heis

    lyingagainst,andgivesnoans.”

    ”anyoneelsehurt”.hethteaskedinant.

    thenexselves.

    ”therearefivedooftheboat,sir,andsixorseven

    ofushavebeenhitreorless.”

    ”itsabadbusiness,”.hethtesaid.”ihavethree

    r.archer”

    ”ivegotaqueersensationinarsir,anddoouse

    it,soisupposeiabutidontthinkitsch.”

    ”pullar.hethtesaidshortly.”shotherein

    theboer.”

    thelightle,andtheyheardthebeatof

    thepaddlesofthe”faln”asshecado,andfive

    ertheboatsedtothedavits.”nocasualties,i

    hope,.hethte”captainstuartsaid,asthefirstlieutenant

    steppedonboard.”youseeohavegotintoaofhoets.”

    ”yes,indeed,sir.thereronggarrisoninthevillage,andwe

    havesuffered,ifearheavily.soeightortenkilledandasny

    wounded.”

    ”dear,dear”captainstuartsaid.”thisisanunfortunate

    cirdeed..nders,doyougetthewoundedonboardand

    r.hethte,andgive

    fulldetailsofthisunfortunateaffair”

    uponsterihatthetotalcasualtiesinthe

    touo,lieutenantpasekilled,

    dshipnarcherenkilled,andnineks

    oreseverethanhehadatfirstthought.theballhadgone

    throughtheupperpartofthearandhadgrazedandbadlybruised

    thebospassage.thedoctorsaidhee

    outofasling.the”fal

    anotheriningtheast,andthenranacrossagain

    tovaa.hereeverythiart.over

    sixhundredvesselsbled,hatolyexceeding

    thatofahathadeversailedtheseas.tyseventhousand

    englishandtythreethousandfrenchobecarriedinthis

    hugeflotillforalthoughthefrencharonsiderablylarger

    thantheenglish,theansofseatransportofthelatterwere

    vastlysuperior,aakeacrosstheheir

    arinasirip;hefrenchuldhalf

    oftheirforfortunately,betheenglish

    nderinchief,andrshalsaintaaud,thefrender,

    thereent.thefres

    oventspterthanourown,were

    alplainingofbritishprocrastination;heenglish

    generalquietlyonhisoainlytriedsorelythe

    patienceofourallies.evenieswere

    earked,nothinghadbeeledbeyothattheywere

    goingtoiheousfleetofnofwarand

    transports,stearshsailingvesselsintoendinginlines

    fartherthantheeyeuldreadveringnysquarelesof

    thesea,sailedeasthoutanyfixeddestination.the

    nsequebeexpected,alantablee.

    haltsforward,

    afleetsteadaiesslynorth,south,east,and,

    until,lastalandingplaceoria,

    andthedisearkationed,fourteenpreciousdayshadbeen

    edintyfour

    hours,andovingtransphthaveeasily

    acplishedinthreedays.

    thensequeorchroundlargebodies

    oftroopsfroheotherside,andtheobjectoftheexpeditionthe

    aiherthed.no

    reiosingsighthanthathebandsof

    ssatheloea,healliedfleets

    aniles

    ih,andbehindthiseafterliransportsuntil

    theverytopstsofthoseintherearscarceappearedabovethe

    horizon.theplaceselectedforthelandingplaceheold

    fort,aloingacausehe

    seaandastagnantfresherlake,knownaslakesaki.

    ateightooingofthe14thofsepteer,thefrench

    adralfiredagun,andinalittlerethananhoursixthousandof

    theirtroopshelandingoftheenglishdidnot

    nenofwarand

    transportshadalreadybeentoldofffortheshipscarryingthelight

    divisiohefirsttoland,andinawonderfully

    shorttitheseabethefirstlineofshipsandtheshorewas

    veredultitudeofboatscrohsoldiers.theboatsof

    the”faln”ployedhtherest,andasthreeweekshad

    elapsedsincejackhadreceivedhiswound

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