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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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