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正文 第16节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    shareofduty,althoughhisarllinasling.theshipto

    he”falns”boatsoldofflayothathhad

    carriedthe33d,andashero,heexgedashoutandawave

    ofthehandhharry,andingatthetopofthe

    panionladder,seeingthenofhispanytaketheirseatsin

    theboats.itendousanandofficer

    carriedthreedaysprovisions,andsorotherunnecessary

    storesobelaheartillery,hoobegot

    ashore,andthehegunsontheshinglybeachwasa

    laboriousoneihehorsesinvaintuggedandstrained,andthe

    sailorsleapedoverintotheerandhighatthe

    ashore.jackhadasked

    perssionfroaptainstuarttospendthenightonshorehhis

    brother,andjustashetheshipforthelastti.

    sionds,ssioninplar.

    pase,said,”archer,ishouldadviseyoutotakeatarpaulinanda

    upleofbottlesofrutheyoing,i

    tellyou,forohaveanastynight.”

    iherainingdoeadily,andthewindwas

    rising.fehoseookpartinittheirfirst

    nightinthecria.theilessly,therainpoureddownin

    torrents,andtenlayhoutshelterin

    theddyfields,dreheskin.jackhadnotroubleinfinding

    hisbrihree

    lesfrohelandingplace.harry,andthe

    sightofthetarpaulinandbottlesdidnotdecreasethethofhis

    e.jackostoftheofficersofthe

    33d.

    ”hallo,archer,”ayoungensignsaid,”ifihadbeeninyourplace,i

    shouldhavereinedsnuglyonboardship.aniightwearein

    for”

    solongasthedaylightlasted,theofficersstoodingroupsand

    paign.therehingtodono

    possibilityofseeingtothefortsoftheirn.theplacewhere

    theregintpedeans

    ofpraerever.

    ”hohattarpaulin,jack”

    ”abouttsquare,”jacksaid,”ayheavyifoundit,i

    tellyou.”

    ”hadterdohit”askedharry.”itliedownunder

    that,youknohthelotingoutexposedtothisrain.”

    ”thebestthing,”jacksaidafteranutesion,”wouldbe

    tokeasortoftentofit.ife

    sixfeethighinfronthitsbacktotheera

    lotoffelloighthangsooftheblathesides.”

    thecaptainaenantofharryspao

    nsultation,as

    boundtogetherandsoraods,apenthouseshelterade.so

    sodshelookeepitdohsidelosed

    erdsfrohebaggagecartswereused

    asguyropestotheers,andaverysnugshelterructed.

    thisharryihelonelandofficerstouse,andalthoughthe

    spaositdownin

    it,thosetakinguptheirplafront,

    thewindandrain.

    noohoughtofsleeping.pipesed,andjacksttles

    ofruffordedatottoeach.thenightuldscarcelybecalleda

    fortableone,evenhtheseaids;butitwasluxurious,indeed,

    inparisonhthatpassedbythoseexposedtothefullforceof

    thewind.

    theingjacksaidgoodbyetohisbrotherandtheofficersof

    theregint,tohepresehetarpaulinforfutureuse,and

    thisuggledintoanaunitioncart.it,

    ofurse,jaentproperty,buthewouldbe

    abletopaytheregulationpriceforitonhisretu.halfanhour

    later,jackhebeag.allday

    theilleryohegreatest

    difficulties.nyoftheboatsavedandrendereduseless,and

    severalchargersdrothattheherwasbreaking

    up,aendaysoflovelyheredatsea

    orebitterlyregrettedthanever.she

    troopsreiificationof

    seeingtheirfrenchalliessnuglyhousedundervas,he

    4000turkshadtheirtents.thenatural

    resulthatsiessagainattackedthetroops,andhundredswere

    prostratedbefore,threedayslater,theyttheeheal.

    thefrencharthe17th,butituntiltwo

    dayslater,thatthebritishhenatnineoclothe

    ingthearadvahefollohelistofthebritish

    force.thelightdivisionundersirgeebrotalionrifle

    brigade,7thfusiliers,19thregint,23dfusiliers,underbrigadier

    jeneraldrington;33dregint,77thregint,88thregint,

    underbrigadiergeneralbutler.firstdivision,uhedukeof

    caridgethegrenadier,ldstreandstsfusilierguards,under

    jeneralbentinck;the42d,79thand93dhighlanders,under

    brigadiergeneralsirc.cabell.thesenddivision,undersirde

    lacyevah,55th,and95th,underbrigadiergeneral

    peher;the41st,47thand49th,underbrigadiergeneralada.

    thethirddivisionundersirr.engla,28thand38thunder

    brigadiergeneralsirjohhe44th,50th,and68th

    regintsunderbrigadiergeneraleyre.sixpahefourth

    tachedtothisdivision.thefourthdivisionundersir

    geecathsistedofthe20th,21st,2dbattalionrifle

    brigade,63d,46thand57th,thelasttents,ho

    arrived.thecavalrydivisionunderlordlusistedofthelight

    cavalrybrigadeunderlordcardigan,posedofthe4thlight

    dragoons,the8thhussars,11thhussars,13thdragoonsand17th

    lancers;andtheheavycavalrybrigadeunderbrigadiergeneral

    scarlett,nsistingofthestsgreys,4thdragoonguards,5th

    dragoonguards,and6thdragoons.ofthesethestsgreyshad

    arrived.

    itygotintion.onthe

    extreright,andinadvahesea,hefirstdivisionof

    thefrenchar.behindthealsobythesea,hesenddivision

    undergeneralrobert,oofarchedthethird

    divisionunderprinapoleon.thefourthdivisionaurks

    fordtherearguard.o

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