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正文 第28节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.twslopedgraduallydootheoldgenoese

    castle,andthensharplytotheharbor,inhlayseveral

    nofshadbeeedfora

    hospital,andtheirfeltveredroofsntrastedhtheredtiles

    ofthetartarhouses,andhtheeohe

    church.alongthevalleyatthefootoftheharblinesof

    arabasandpaerespecksfrohepointwhere

    theladsakihefront;

    ilesdistant,oeauabovesebastopol,rose,like

    untlessy.tuingstill

    fartherround,theysaheundulatingplainacrosshelight

    cavalryhadchargedupontherussianguns,andingboldly

    againsttheskyabovethe

    villageofinkern,rightacrossthelineofsighttothepointknown

    asbelongingtoanenglishnsituated

    there.ontheseheightspedalargebodyofrussiantroops.

    ”itsasplendidvie,”headded,

    tuingtolookatthefleetoftranspain,”ishouldntliketo

    beonboardohoseshipsifittobloustbea

    roandnoholdingground.”

    ”thatsakeouthey

    dohellgoinside.ofursetheyuldnotallunloadat

    onfortheoshelter,iflaidintiers,asthey

    ,andtheysayin

    theblackseatheydohaveterrificgalesduringtheer,ifearwe

    shallhaveaterriblebusinesshere.”

    tintheblackseawas.

    oeoonoffriday,the10th,theup,blowing

    straightintothebay.veryrapidlythesearose.asduskthe

    sailorsontherisgatheredontheedgeofthecliff,and

    lookedanxiouslydobling

    in,dashingagainstthefootofthecliff,andsendingcloudsofspray

    half.theshipswere

    labheavily,tuggingandstrainingontheircables.frohe

    funnelsofthestearsvolusofblackskewerep,showing

    thattheytokeepthescrewsorpaddlesgoing,

    andrelievethestrainupontheiranchors.

    ”icraft,”anoldsailorsaid,”notfor

    enoughofindingrogandbaylife.if

    thegalegetsstronger,halfthehipsoing,

    andiftheydo,godhelpthoseonboard”

    happilythestoridnotincreaseinviolendoingbroke

    itanyofthevesselshaddraggedtheir

    anedagehadbeendonebyllisions,nonehadgone

    ashore.theknoupinagaleof

    eveefordhofullydangeroushepositionof

    thevessels,ightbethought,haveservedasalesson,but

    unhappilyitdidnotdoso.thenavalofficerhe

    harborastersof

    nyofthetransportsthattheshippingghtallbeallooenter

    theharbor.herefused,anduponhistheresponsibilityofthe

    terriblelossoflifehe14ththewindagainbegan

    torise,andthesailors,asnight,lookedoverthesea.

    ”nd

    ofthepostsaid,ashegazedsealooksasas

    everisathescudisflyingoverhead.lastweeks

    galestaken,ithingto

    thathisuponus.”

    louderandlouderroaredtheenuldscarcekeeptheir

    feetoutsideshelter.thetentsshookandrocked.nuldhardly

    hearea,ahedarknessof

    nightthesheetsoffoaldbeseendashinguptotheverywallsof

    thecastle.

    jackarcheranddickhaidshipnoccupieda

    tent,satlisteningarucktothefuryofthegale.therewasa

    gustfiercerthanusual,aiedbyacracklikethesoundofa

    pistol,folloifledshout.

    ”theresatentdoed,”andishouldntwonder”

    hedidnotfinish,foratthentthepoleoftheiroentbroke

    asunderlikeapipe,andinaninstantthefourh

    thefoldsofthevas.uchshoutingandlaughterthey

    struggledtotheentranddetheir.halfthetentswere

    alreadylevelledtotheground,aeslateotonereined

    standing.thedshiphe

    officershadhaderected.scarcelyhadtheyentered,herewas

    theboofaheavygun.

    ”ithoughtso,”dickha.hoany

    reoing”

    thedooropened,andasailorputinhishead.

    ”gehecaptainsaysyouaretotuout.hesgoingtotakea

    partydoothecastlehropes.”

    iesahuered,andveddohehill.so

    fiercepossibleto

    keeptheelvesontheirfeet,andallhadtoliedoillthefury

    ofthegusthadpassed.itchdark,andtheygropedratherthan

    detheirethesoundof

    thesignalguns.

    ”therestbeadozenofthedrift,”dickshoutedintohisfriends

    eardurihelulls.”godhelpthell;eof

    theshipopieceslikeaneggshellagainstthese

    cliffs.”

    heyreachedthelopointofthecliff,thepartyed

    andtoldtoliedoselvesinreadiness,iheir

    servicesshouldberequired.theofficersstruggledforothe

    edge,andtriedtoseehebaybelo

    littleuldbeseen,savetheghtysheetsofspray,asthewaves

    struckthecliffs.hereandthereiheyfancied

    osoftheships,buteven

    ofthistheyuldnothavebeeain,saveforthetwinkling

    lightsoandfrolikefirefliesin

    theirflight.noontarilyshowed

    soshiplabiroughoftheuntainoussea.

    ”ibelievethatistheblackprince,”jackshoutedtohisfriend.

    ”thatbigstearherethelastis,

    sheseversoearertoshorethanshewas.”

    suddenlyabluelightthreefrolst

    uheirfeet.

    ”goodheavens,dick,thereisavesselontherocksalready;andlook,

    adozenreclosein”

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