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正文 第40節 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    honortoreneyproposalsatsofuturedate.”

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    preskoffhadshortlyafterforhisestatesih,and

    hefeltsurethatuponhisretuthesubjectwouldberenewed,and

    thatuponhisannouninationtorefuse

    hisdaughtershandtothispressingsuitor,thelatterwoulduse

    everyansinhispo,andthatthecloudhhadso

    longthreatenedoverhishead.

    frolga,hisotleundersixteen,was

    hisspecialthefaly,jackgatheredageneralideaofthe

    situation.olgaica,andanatural

    ce,althoughheuldonlyuandahere,

    heobtainedanaccurateideaoftheioher

    andthegoveor,andofherfathersner,aures

    andintonationsofapparentfriendshipbutveilednace.byputting

    herearstoakeyholeandhidingbehindacurtain,sheexpressedthe

    possibilityoftherebeingaspyintheveryhousehold,whowould

    listentotheunguardedtalkofherfatheraittothe

    goveor.jaentofthe

    dostidespeciallyobserveifheulddeteysignofan

    uandiandthegoveor.

    itefourorfivedaysaftertheunthadretuedthatunt

    srskoffrodeuptothedoor.ordershadalreadybeehatif

    hearrivedheshouldbeshootheuntsprivatestudy.the

    dshipnsaridingup,and,agtotheplantheyhad

    agreedupooodheentraoobserveheranysign

    nitionpassedbetandanyoftheservantsgathered

    upoepstoreceivehitheothertookhisplathehall.

    theinterviealongone.

    ”ia,untpreskoff,”thegoveorsaid,”toreneyrequest

    forthehandofyhter.itrustthatuponionyou

    houghtitbettertooverlooktheobjesyoupreferred

    tosuit.”

    ”uporary,”theuntsaidatter

    overineverylight,andaorenvihanbeforethatsuch

    arriageydaughter.she

    herselfistoit,aherwise,i

    shouldselfststronglyobject.”

    ”ongrounds,unt”theofficersaidangrily.”nobleasyour

    falyis,ooit.”

    ”thatiaerfectlyoallohat

    objeisapurelypersonaloheisofyourpast

    careerarenotorious.youhavekilledteninduels,h

    .youhavebeeninvolvedingaling

    transasofsuchadescriptionthatitneededalltheinfluenceof

    yourfalytosaveyoufroublianitis

    iossiblethatiuldintrustdaughter.”

    untsrskoffrosetohisfeet,burstinghpassion.

    ”sinceyoukation,unt,ito

    abstainfronsulting.youshallhearfroebefht.”

    ”itisuselessyoursendingyoursendto,”theuntsaidcaly,

    ”foriabsolutelyrefusetoetyou.ishallpublishrefusal,and

    statethatthegroundsupoyouarea

    notoriousruffian;butthatifyoufindanynofhonortotake

    upyourquarrel,ishallbepreparedtoethi”

    ”ioit,”thesoldiersaid,buinghpassion.”i

    you.irikeyou,”andhedreep

    nearer.

    ”you

    hispopreparedforit.ifyou

    layafingerupon,ifyouinsultinpublic,iyou

    deadand,andtakethensequences.”

    ”youshallrepentthis,”untsrskoffexclaid.”therearelives

    eeryourwordsof

    today,”andtuingrourodefroheroo

    jackilllounginginthehallashepassedout.ohe

    servantshadalsoreihere,andhegoveorwasseen

    stridingdoanhasteoopenthedoor.jack

    saont,”ateighttonightatthecross

    roads,”hesaid,andpassedout,andflinginghielfuponhishorse,

    rodeoff.angtherussianidshipnwereall

    edhroads.theyhadbeenspeciallydesirousofasking

    questionsighteheofindtheirry,

    andeveryobeincludedinadireas

    toroutehadbeehisoreeasy,asontheirrch

    therehadbeenbutfesofioattracttheirattention.

    theexpressionstherefore”theroadtht,””theroadtothe

    left,””thetuingbythe,””thecrossroads,”and

    othersilarexpressionshadbeenleaedbyheart.jacksquick

    ears,nsequently,gatheredthepurportofthebrieforder.

    ”ihavefoundthespy,”hesaidtriuhantly,whenhejoinedhis

    radeoutside.”eforastroll,dick.idonttobeseen

    talkinghere.”

    hehouse,jackrepeatedthewordshehad

    overheard,aerhattheyatthe

    interviehegoveorandhisspy.theyhadalongdiscussion

    selftobepresent;

    buttheyagreedatlastthatitteottodoso,ashe

    ghtbreakinupoervieattersto

    aclixatonce,heyagreedhadbetterbeavoided,asevenif

    thenfoughtthenahefactofthegoveorbeingkilled

    bytheuhedangerhalready

    threateilltheyagreedthatitelynecessarythat

    theionshouldbethhlyuood,andthefeords

    ightbeinsuffittoput

    thenpossessionofthefulldetailsoftheplot.

    theythereforeresolvedtotaketheatotheirnfidence.

    theyktachedtotheunt,andthatheuld

    berelieduponinanergency.astheyhadfullperssiontotake

    thehorsese

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