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正文 第52节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    didsothereusketry,ngledhloud

    yellsandshouts;then,afterantspause,catherattleofa

    rolliryfire.thefirst,jackjudgedtobethefireof

    insurgentsupohesend,thatofthetroops.fora

    hedinofbattleon.sharpringingvolleys,heavy

    irregularfiring,thefierce,softheinsurgents,and

    occasionallythehoarsehurrahofrussiansoldiery.

    presentlythesoundsgreer,andtheladsjudgedbythe

    dire.ere

    longthesoundsceasedaltogether,andinscatteredknotsof

    threeandfour,ncathroughtheotheein

    idshipn

    forsoti,untilalargebodyofhenthelads

    efirehwasnowblazing

    ireoftheclearihegagstheir

    uths,andtherdsunbound,andtheysaayoung

    nevidentlybyhisdressandbearingapersonofrankandauthority,

    and,astheyjudgedbytheattitudeofthosestandinground,the

    leaderoftheinsurgentband.

    ”efroandareyoudoinghere”heaskedin

    polish.

    theboysshooktheirheadsiheirignorahe

    language.

    ”ithoughtso,”hesaidangrilyinrussian.”youarespies,russian

    spies.ithoughtaschetothatts

    hadenteredavillageshoptobuygoods,buthadbeenuoask

    forthex,andhadgivenaroublenoteand

    alloantotakeherohange.youare

    dete

    atonce,”hesaidinpolish,tothosestandingnear.”butfirstsearch

    thehhly,aheyarethebearersofanydots.”

    theladsinvainendeavoredtoexplain,buttheirvoicesweredrowned

    iheextof

    thebattle,andinnycasesbleedingfroulletandbayowounds,

    forthepolishpeasantsaloclosequarters.ncealedin

    dicksbandes,andtheyell

    editsappearanceshohatitonsidered

    nfirtoryoftheguiltoftheprisoners.

    uponjack

    tohisbrother,thehorsedealer.thisakentotheleader,andhe

    openedabythelightofablazingbrandhoneofhis

    follo.”stop”heshouted,afterreadingthefirst

    lienheladstohe

    ree.”tillihavereadthisthrough.”hereadittothe

    end,andthenbeginningafreshagain,carefullythroughit.

    ”bringtheprisonershere,”hesaid.”youngn,”heon,he

    lads,”thereybesostakehere.

    thisletterpurportstobefreantofthe12thpolishregint

    tohisbrother,hoivarlofski.noany

    ofus.idonotknoherhehasabrotherasergeant.doesanyone

    hereknow”

    tenraisedtheirvoicestosaythattheyk

    varlofskithehorsedealerhadabrothery

    asapunishntforhavingstruckarussiansergeantinabrawl.

    ”thisstbetheheleadersaid.”theletteristen

    carefully,apparentlyhavieoavoidanysuspi,shoulditbe

    openedandreadbyanybuthioritisintended;butinfactit

    ntainsassurancesuchedinlanguageand,thatthe

    bearersareeneesofrussiaandfriendsofpoland,andthatevery

    nfidenceybeplathenoe

    hoetobeintheddleoftheforest,

    dressedaspolish,peasants,andthebearersofalettersuchas

    this”

    ”

    sebastopol,andhavesinceescaped.”

    hethenprostaheirreside

    untpreskoffs,oftheirrendationtotheintendantofthe

    untesssestatesinpoland,oftheiracquaintaheinsurgent

    passeetinghthesergeantatodessa.hey

    hadn.

    ”gentlen,”hesaid,”iaskyourpardonfortheroughnesshh

    youhavebeeed,andshallneverfiveselfforhaving

    nedyoutodeath.itwillbealesson

    toojudgebyappearanfuture.ikess

    arriage.herestatesarebutafeilesdistantfrobr >

    oethreeyearssince,here

    hherhusbandanddaughters.bythe

    aretheias”

    distantlyrepeatedthe

    ”right,”thepoleahislasttest,butoneot

    betooparticularistakenot

    beingde.iaatisfiednoe,heartilyetoour

    ca.”

    chapterxviii.

    thepolishinsurgents

    afetheleaderexplaiohisfollohatthe

    neersoney,

    andthoseinutesbeforeto

    executiononstrationsof

    respect.thepardedenglandasafriendlypower,andwere

    eagerlyea,hopingthatthestrengthof

    russiaedtherethatsheoweaken

    herholdonpoland.sofar,hoberof

    troopsthatrussiahadpoureddoeettheallies,shehadinno

    bersof

    troopsthanusualassedinthatuntry.theinsurreat

    presentgoingoherasaprooftoeuropethatpoland

    yetlived,grounddohoughsheheheelofrussian

    tyranny,thanasaventfrosuccessuldbereasonably

    hopedfor.

    theladsolookroundatthehfilled

    theclearing.thegreaterportions,althoughthedress

    andbearingofseveralproclaidthattheybelooasuperior

    class.soofthepeasantsedhguns,butthesee

    inthenority,thegreaterportioncarryingscythebladesfastened

    tolonghahese,althoughcluytolookat,errible

    be

    keptfirytheirofficerseoftheirfire,thepolish

    peasantryrushedahepoless.theirown

    losshadbeensll,andtheyhadinflictedgreatslau

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