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正文 第44节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twisheadacrossthelog.alexisraisedthe

    heavyaxeintheair;itflashedinthelightofthelahere

    hud,andtheheadofthetraitorrolledonthe

    ground.

    ”nooved,”putahorseintoacart,takepicks

    andshovels,andcarrythebodyofthistraitorouttotheforestand

    buryitthere.digaholedeeply,thattheaynitto

    light.detriorroyroublesforyour

    shareinthisnightshatyouasyllable

    ngitpassyourlips,eveherandalone.

    alexis,onyouibesto,ifyoucaretohaveit,and

    also,asagifttoyourselfandyourheirsafteryou,thelittlefarbr >

    thatbythedeathofnouvakefflastweek.”

    sosaying,folloidshipnnot

    disapproviorsofthetragedy,heretuedtothehouse,and

    ledtheohisstudy.

    ”youdonotdisapprove,”heaskedgravely,”ofihavedois

    not,iknohylishideas,noreveninrussia

    yaakeaserfslife,agtolahoughhundredsare

    killedinfitsofhastypassion,orbysloent,andno

    inquiryiseverde.still,thisy

    safetyandhappinessandthatofdearerswere

    nceed,andhelivesoffiftyserfsatstake,ishouldnot

    hesitate.”

    althoughtheboysfeltthatthetter,ifbroughtbeforeanenglish

    urtofjustipathies

    hhlyhtheunt,thattheydidatetosay

    thattheythoughtheuldnothaveactedotherhanhehaddone,

    andthatthelifeofthetraitorostjustlyforfeited.

    ”ishallheuntsaid.”unt

    srskoffurbedandahe

    nonappearanceofhisspy,andequietlysetinquiries

    onfoot.butietritogiveittobeuoodthatpaul

    hasaskedforleaveofabsenceforafeogotoadistao

    visitafriendandunsociable

    felloheothershishavingstartedhout

    ntioninghisiiontoanyofthe”

    ”areusti

    soreasonforoursteriousabsence.”

    ”yes,”theuntagreed.”ihsuchasecret

    asthisonanyat.”

    ”ihaveanidea,sir,”jacksaidafterapause.”youknohat

    beautifulpairofponieshereyesterdayforsale

    theladies,butyousaidthatthepricewas

    preposterous,andthattheouasyouhad

    givenforyourbestpairehorses.noo

    orderalexistogooveratdaybreaktotheto,and

    havethetthedoorinaponycarriagebybreakfastti,thiswould

    seeoexplaieryoftheasingtoseeyou,

    andourprivatenference.”

    ”itisacapitalplan,”theuntassented;”adrable,andiwill

    ,forwehave

    allntributedtotheextentofouranstoeheeerorto

    oney.butofursethe

    puratterofiortanehe

    other.”

    upoyretuingtothedra,theyh

    questions;buttheunttoldhisdaughtersthattheirust

    reinunsatisfieduntilafterbreakfastontherrohthis

    assuraheyobesatisfied,althougholgapoutedand

    toldjackthathehadentirelyforfeitedhernfidence.fortunately

    itaintainan

    appearanceofgayetyandeasefeeling.

    s,theyhadalongtalktogether.both

    agreedthat,agtoenglishlaheeedingwas

    unjustifiable;buttheirfinalnclusionhatthingsinrussia

    ogetherdifferenttotheyhat,

    aboveallthings,itright.”

    helessitheygottosleep,andforhe

    seiables

    areatiesofthedyingnrangintheirears.

    theingthesightoftheponiesdelightedthegirls,andin

    theirpleasureatthepurchasetheyacceptedatohesolutionof

    thestery,ahoughtofquestionihelong

    nfereidshipnonthepreg

    eveningedforbythegiftoftheponies.

    fivedayselapsed,andthenoneingasergeantrodeuphan

    officialletterfortheunt.thelatteropeandreadanorder

    frohegoveorforhiotraheenglishprisonersinhis

    chargetothebeareroftheletter,tothe

    quartersassighestrelutlytheuntasdedthe

    stairsandinfordtheboysoftheorderhhehadreceived.

    ”itissilydooannoy,”hesaid.”nodoubthehasheardthat

    yourideabouttheestateeareatedasersofthe

    faly,ahinks,andrightly,thatitwillbeaserious

    annoyaoifyouaretransferredelseandono

    lessthaheorder,andilyhopethatyouost

    ofyourtihere.alexisshallbringtheoing

    foryou,aybequartered.”

    thegirlsidshipnuld

    ,butthere.aquarterofanhour

    lateracarriageanteauh

    clothesplacedbehind,andhthesergeanttrottingalongside,the

    boysleftthechateauheybadbeensohospitablyeained,

    prosingtoe.

    theyedtothegoveorshouse,andtakennottothe

    largeroodhispublicbusiness,andheyhad

    beforeseenhibuttoasllerroofittedupasaprivatestudy

    onthesendfloor.thegoveor,ore

    savageandillteeredthanusual,edataingtable.he

    sighesergeantpaheoretire,andpoio

    ttoldthatyouareabletonverse

    fairlyinrussian,althoughyouhavechosentositsilentwheneveri

    havebee,asifyoudidnotuandawas

    beingsaid.thisisabadsign,andgivestothereporth

    hasbeenbroughtto,thatyouareditatinganescape.”

    ”itisalie,sir,”dicksaidfiry,”oldityou.astoour

    leaing

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