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正文 第58节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    otherscarriedshortheavysticks,toswere

    fitted.ahuhosedressedassoldiersocarrytheir

    skets,and,uheordersofoheirleaders,torch

    boldlydoingtheirarrivalastoreachthesquare

    justatthetiatheexecutionotakeplace,he

    restixhthecrowd.

    lateatnightthehatproclationshadbeen

    postedthroughthetohattheexecutionakeplaceat

    eightintheinginthegrandsquare.ordershadbeenissued,it

    ,that1000troopsshouldbepresent,aherswere

    orderedtobeinreadinessintheirbarracks,incaseanysignof

    popularfeelingshouldbeed.asit,therefore,

    thatnosoldiersinunifireet,itwas

    deterhatthe250nsodressedshouldrchtogethertothe

    squares.

    iheinsurgents,inthrees,startedforthe

    toblinginthegreatsquare.

    acrossthesquare,hinthirtyorfortypacesofoneside,was

    fordupastrongbattalionofrussianinfantry,therestofthe

    squarebeingoccupiedbythetohadattired

    theelvesinuing.ireofthesquare,behindthe

    soldiers,ascaffoldhadbeeed,asbythesentehe

    urtrtialtheuntodiebyhanging.

    thedshipnandtheirfrieheirhroughthecroo

    thefront,thelattergivihat

    aadetorescuetheprisoner,andthe250

    insurgentsheredinaclosebodyinfrontofthesoldiers

    standingbeforethesanhadhisscytheorbayo

    hiddenunderhislongat,theleadersgraspingtheirpistols.the

    nhadbeeorefrainfronyexpressioent,and

    toassu,asfaraspossible,alookofquietgrief.behindthe

    infantryberofuntedofficers,anggeneral

    borodoff,thegoveorofthetorict,edoutto

    thedshipn,ahegeneral,urongguard,the

    prisoneranding.alltheinsurgents,htheexceptionofthose

    fthefirstline,quietlyfittedtheirscythesandbayosto

    thehandlesahesignal.

    presentlythereoventbehiroops,nup

    sixdeep.thenanountingthescaffoldfollohe

    priest,behindcathepriso

    thisntthereiriheendofthesquare,

    aheheadsofthepeoplealineofglitteringbayosuld

    beseeningdohestreet.thegenerallookedinthatdire

    diatelygaveorderstoauntedofficerbeside

    hiakehisway

    throughthecroitsdensenessoran

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    chapterxx.

    inalionsden

    upononesideofthelanehefugitiveshadenteredranahigh

    ansion.itsloswere

    fivefeetfroheground.astheladsrantheysa.

    oationtheyplacedtheirhandsonthesill,

    threselvesintoit,andflungdoheherewasa

    screastheyentered,folloationinenglish.the

    boyslookedround,andsaartedbaterror

    toaeroftheroo

    ”areyouenglish”jaent.”weareenglish

    offiedonot

    betrayus”

    ashespoketherussiancavalrycaalongthelafullgallop.

    ”ianglish,”theyoungladysaid,asshereveredfroer

    astonishnt,”iaoveesstotheyoungerdaughtersofthe

    goveor.youarenohastakenplaceiheard

    thefiringandtotheolisten.”

    ”herescueofapolishleaderohave

    beeedthising,”dicksaid.”hat,but

    tackedandcutupafteroscatter.ifearthat

    theyusthaveehisplace,fortheylose

    behindus,andthereherescapepossible.youncealus

    itseealstlikearaclefindinganenglishladyhere.”

    ”agreatnyoftherussiannobilityhaveenglishtutorsoveesses,andalthoughsobacktoenglandatthebeginning

    oftheberhavereinedquietlyattheirwork.i

    fearthattheissuspectedthat

    youhavetakenrefugehere.hoprudentofyoutohavexed

    yourselvesupinthisrebellion”

    ”itistoolateto

    discussthatnoofthehelane

    isetyifso,akeoffhoutdelay.”

    theyoungladytothewindow.

    ”no,”sherepliedatohereisasoldieronhorsebackafew

    yardstht.”

    ”dohehen,”jacksaid.”theyhaveevidentlyputa

    lineofpatrolsalongthelayouintotrouble,”he

    ntiuingtoheill

    goatondgiveourselvesup.”

    ”oh,no,”theladyexclaid.”thatstanihide

    you”aoodforahinking.”ithinkthesafest

    placeofall,”shesaidatlast,”theonlyplacewhereyouwouldhave

    aade,isinthegeneralsown

    .itisverybareoffuiture,butthereareheavy

    curtainstothe,

    andthecesarethatnoonehewindows.”

    theladsagreedthattheplanheyounglady

    hurrieda,herown,was

    stillety.sheretuedinanute,aofollow

    her.theysoonarrivedataroolyfuishedhafew

    chairsandanarhairplacedatatable.acrossthetshung

    heavycurtains,andbehihedshipntooktheirplaces,the

    curtaiendingfarenoughbeyoand

    betaanyonegoingtotheould

    notnecessarilyseethethenleavingthenyinjunsto

    rei,aoretuattheendofthedayand

    releasethesheleft,being,shesaid,duehherpupilsatnine

    oclock.

    forhalfanhourt

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