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正文 第39节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    an,knohatohehorses,

    andbothnearlydhavetheirheads,andthe

    sledgedartedaapacethehe

    rear.sorapidotiohattheboysheldontothe

    sides,expegeveryntthatthesledge

    thetreesan,hothehorses

    straight,and,quietioastandstill,

    heclothsakenofftheirheads,andthejoueytothe

    chateaupletedatasteadypace.

    ”thatssharphe

    intherear.”theycallthating.icallitbeinghuntedby

    bers.”

    ”ivenearlybrokenshoulder,”dickgruled,”thegunhthose

    trendouschargeskickedlikeahorse.sfinefunanyhow,

    butitsrathertooriskytobeofteed.ifthreeof

    thosefelloholdofthehorsesheads,theywouldallhave

    beenuponus,andveryshortadeofusifthey

    had.”

    ”ugh”jacksaidhashudder.”teeththeyhaveand

    uthsitseedlikeasortofnightreforanththose

    greatopenuthsandshinih,astheyleapedtowardsus,aswe

    rushedpast.ihopeishantdreaboutthe”

    ”nofearofthat,”dicksaidlaughing.”theuntesssaidthatso

    suppershouldbereadyforusendously

    peckish.afterthenightair,ayofhotteaandagood

    tu,ing,iveosay.”

    theuntessandherdaughtershadgoobedlongbeforetheretu

    ofthesportsn.atbreakfastingtheboysattetedto

    relatetheiradventures,buttheirvocabularybeingwholly

    insuffit,theafor,andrequestedtogiveafull

    atoftheproceedings.thishedid,andaddedonhiso

    thatthelittlelordshadbeenasolaedasiftheyhad

    beeningalltheirlives.

    afterbreakfast,theletterbagarrived,aess,having

    openedherrrespondence,saidthatherhusbanduthe

    day.greatashepleasureoftheladies,theboyshardlyfelt

    enthusiastivertheneheyheyhatthey

    fearedanygeheworse.

    daytheuntarrived,andtheboyssoohattheyhadno

    uchrdiality,andtold

    thehathehadheardfroheuhathehadtothanktheor

    haviiofhisabsencepasssocheerfully,andthatshe

    hadsaidshedidnotkhroughthedull

    ti.theboys,aftertheheirkind,werebad

    handsatplint;buttheyoexpressintheirbestrussian

    theirthanksfortheextrekindnessheyhadreceived.

    thedaysuchastheyhaddone

    before,exceptthattheboysnopanying

    theirhostasheroderoundhisestate,andvisitedthevarious

    villagesuponit.

    thehousesinthesevillagesastoheboys.builtofd,ofone

    storyonlyandflatroofed,theyeachoccupiedalargeextentround;forhereilieslivedtogether.asthesonsgrewup

    andrried,insteadofgoingintoseparatehouses,aingup

    lifeontheiroe,asdidtheir

    arry,sothatunderoneroof

    residedasnyasfeions,untingsofortyorfifty

    soulsaltogether.

    eachvillagehaditsheadn,tledalldisputes,butagainst

    failedtogivesatisfa,thereeal

    tothester.theserfsheunttoldtheboys,houtpay,

    buttheyhadsonydaysineathheycultivatedtheland

    ntothevillage.theyuld,theuntsaid,besold,

    butinpointoffaeverhtheland.

    ”itsabadsysteandihattheywereasfreeisyourlaborers

    areinengland.”

    ”ofurseourpeopleotbesold,”jacksaid,”butafterall

    theresnotsochdifferehatrespect,forifae

    geshands,theyheneasyoursdo.”

    ”yes,butyourlaborersotbekilledorevenfloggedbytheir

    sterspunity.”

    ”no,ishouldthinknot,”jackexclaid.”ion

    innoti,ifstersotrythatsortofthing.”

    ”ifearthateday,”theuntsaid,”unless

    theserfsareencipated.thepeopleareterriblyignorant,buteven

    angtheosortofenlightenntisgoingon,andastheyknow

    bettertheyerebeastsofburden.”

    ”heybebetteroff,sir,thanbefore”dickhawtryasked.”i

    haveheardfathersaythatthenegroesintheindianislands

    arehantheyhedaysheyhey

    selvesansof

    living,andtheyspeoftheirliveslyingaboutand

    sking.”

    ”itethinghere,”theuntsaid,”fora

    ti.therussianpeasantisnaturallyextrelyignorantand

    extrelyfondofvodka.probablyatfirsthewouldbefarworseoff

    thanatpreseoeaenoughtoliveandtoget

    drunkupon,andainuntilled.butitis

    ofthefutureustthink;andthatiure,

    russia,nse

    resourouspopulation,stbeethegraeireon

    earth”

    chapterxiv.

    asuspectedhousehold

    enuldseethata

    .tobe”suspected”inrussiais

    equivalenttobeingndeed.se

    ofthehouseholdybesendingdenusyou

    andshakeshandsayhavereportedonyour

    nduct.thelettersyoueareopehoseyoushouldreceive

    stoppedi.atanynttheagentoftheauthoritiesy

    appearandnductyoutoaprisonayleaveonlyforthe

    longjoueytosiberia.

    untpreskoffdidnotthinkthatttershadyetreachedthispoint.

    heiesto

    theutstperor,buthebelievedthatnostepswouldbe

    takenuntiluntsrskoffhadreceivedhisfinalrefusalof

    katinkashand.hehadalreadyonceproposedforit,but

    heansasfinal.

    ”iarriage

    wo

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