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正文 第29节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twheexaleherbluelightswerebued

    shoheterriblenatureofthese.thevesselswere

    endousaststo

    relievethestrainontheiranchors.thepaddlesandscrehe

    stears

    behindtheldbeplainlyseen.buteventhisavailedtheut

    little,foralsteveryshiplayhelineofcliffsthan

    shedidfell;severalothefootoftherocks,

    andthelookersonnoticedthatsoheshore

    issing.onthedebersof

    personsholdingontoropesandbuletisfrohedeckofa

    vesselarocketsoaredup,thegitasitrose,and

    carryingitfarinland.

    bythecaptainsordersseveralbluelights,hepartyhad

    broughtdooshohoseonboardthattheirposition

    beyondthisnothinguldbedone.presentlyeven

    abovethehegaleatrendouscrashhey

    fahattheyheardaefaintlyup.

    ”othingbedone”jackshoutedtohisfriend.

    ”nothing,sir,”anoldsailorsaided.

    thereoing,foriuhe

    andidoubtifohenight.”

    bythistithesailors,uolieinactive,hadjoihe

    officers,andallteredingroupsalongthecliff.

    ”istherenopossibletingdoheer”jacksaid.

    ”idontthinkso,sir;butifitightkeashift

    totry.”

    ”letustry,anyhoksaid.

    ”oh,thereisanother”asanothercrashhegale.

    ”anythingisbetterthanstandinghere.idontthinkthecliffgoes

    quitesheerdoustry,dick;ito

    bedoingsothing.”

    ”allright,jack.letyouandisticktogether.doyoulads,”hesaid,

    tuingtothreeorfoursailorsandingby,”keepcloseto

    us,andlendahand.”atthepointheyanding,itwas

    clearlyiossibletogetdo,

    theirfeet.farthertotheleft,hradually,

    aheboysbegantotrytodesd.

    ”thereisasortofholloed,”asortofravine.

    thisisourbestplace.”

    cautiously,stepbystep,holdingontosuchbushesasgreongthe

    roesflattenedagainsttherocksbytheforceof

    thegust,anddrenchedeveryntbythesheetsofspray,theboys

    detheirilltheypausedataspotherockfell

    aont

    theyhearda.avesselappearedthroughthedarkness

    beloendousthudagainsttherocks.the

    sts,edalstabletoju

    upoheyreaearlytothelevelonheywere

    standing,instantlygoiheside.peeriheyuldsee

    theblackssiofthesurgitheirfeet.

    thesailorshadpausedsoheast,appalledbythe

    difficultiesoreactive,had

    acplished.

    ”gouptothetopagain,”habingba.”bring

    dohosesparsdok,alongrope,anda

    shortooserveasaguy.gethalfadozenrehands.youdbetter

    fixaropeatthetopfiry,aosteadyyouasyouretu.

    theresashipashorejustuhus,andithink

    down.”

    iesthesailorsdesdedagain,carryinga

    sparsotnsedifficultythiswaslowered

    tothespotheboyshadreached.ohesailorshadbrought

    doe,andbyitslightablockotheend,anda

    longroperovedthroughit.thenashorterropeehe

    endasaguy,andthesparlo,tillitslopedhe

    edge.theloherspiled

    roundit.

    ”noksaid,”iwillgodown.”

    ”youlldohesailorsaid.”thewind

    heavier.”

    ”letgodohyou,”jacksaid.”thethan

    an,andokeepusoffthecliff.besides,

    herdownbelow.”

    ”allright,”diaketwoloops

    sothatea

    shortropeoftslong,sothatanropeourselves

    together,andoneholdoniheotheris

    dohe

    edge,andeyell,lettheoista”

    theboyseadily,”dick

    said.”stoplifweyell.”

    inaetheladsete

    frohefaceofthecliff.forthefirstfeheydesded

    steadily,andthen,astheropelengthehegustsofwindflung

    theiolentlyagainstthefaceofthecliff.

    ”fendheroffhys,jack;thatsthehatsa

    duasa

    untainousseastrucktherockbelohink.

    theressothingblackdoepartofherstill

    holdstogether;sloedup,ihepausesofthe

    gale,andhardysresponseof”aye,aye,sir,”cado.

    itinutes;butattheendofthatti,

    bruised,bleeding,halfstuheblohe

    sheetsof,theladsfeettouchedthe

    roedaslopingshelfofsothirtyfeetthe

    footofthecliff.

    thediatelyuhefeet

    aisshapenblackss.theyhadbeenseen,

    fortheyhadtheedgeofthecliffbefore

    starting,andtheyhadseveraltisshoutedastheydesded,andas

    theyheground,theyedathearingbyananswering

    shoutthattheirlaborshadnotbeeninvain,andthatsooill

    survived.

    ”throedatthetopofhisvoidina

    nttheyheardaropefall.gropingaboutinthe

    darkheyfoundit,justasa,and,dashing

    highovertheirheads,drovethegainsttherodthenfloated

    thefftheirfeet.theropefroboveheldthehowever.”lower

    a,andthen,aidedbythe

    ropefroheship,theyscraledalong,andothe

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