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正文 第64节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twbattlesofthecaaign;andithedoggedurageof

    oursoldiersandthedevotionoftheofficerso

    intainourfootingirenchesbeforethecityhwewere

    supposedtobebesieging.

    throughouttheerthefleethadlaininactive,althoughhey

    shouldhavedonesononekneheyhaditintheirpower,by

    attagtherussianfortsintheseaofazof,todestroythe

    granariesuponhebesiegeddependedfortheirsupplies.

    thedshipn,hootelljackthattheyhadnotbeen

    altogetheridle,asthefleethadatlast,onthe22dofy,bee

    intion,andtheyhadbutttheir

    expedition.allthelightvesselsoftheenglishandfrenchfleetshad

    takenpartinit.thefortofyenikaleheentranceof

    thebayofkertchhadbeencaptured,thebatteriessilenced,andthe

    toerthesquadroeredthe

    straitsofkertployedin

    yinthecria.besidesthis,

    enazinesofandflourroyedatberdiansk,

    genitdkertdatthelatterplasequantitiesof

    litaryandnavalstoresalsofellintoourhands.hadthis

    expeditiontakenplaay,itisprobablethat

    therussiansaintaintheirholdof

    sebastopol.

    aportionofthefleethadreinedinpossessionoftheseaofazof,

    andthehtherussianshadtodependuponlandcarriage.this,

    hoatteredparativelylittle,astheuntry

    anddry,andalltheroadsfroussiatothecriawereavailable.

    alltheirradeshadtakenshareinthehebatteriesand

    jackleaedtohissurprisethatcaptainstuarthadbeentransferred

    tership,andthat.hethtehadgothisprotion,andnow

    he”faln,”jaeetinghi

    nothavingnotiarkedhisadvance.

    aftertionhhisfriends,jackreceiveda

    ssagethatcaptaieinvitedhiodineinhis,and

    hereaquarterofanhourlaterhefoundnotonlythecaptain,butthe

    firstandseenants.

    afterdiogiveafullnarrativeof

    hisadventures,lyastonishedhisauditors,and

    ncludeduntillateintheevening.thelieutenantstheired,and

    jackalohecaptain,hatheo

    speakfurther.

    ”hinkwheni

    offeredunidshiph,thatio

    putyouinthehroughsuchawonderfulseriesof

    adveheyhavebeensadlycutupathoatthenewsofyour

    death.ihopethatyouassoonasyouhadace.”

    ”ieontheverydayicrossedthefrontier,sir,”jacksaid.

    ”besidesirussia,butidontsupposetheyevergot

    theletters.”

    ”andsoyouspeakrussialynok”

    ”ispeakitquiteogetonh,sir,”jacksaid.”you

    see,ionths.iexpectgraar

    isveryshaky,asipickeditallupentirelybyear,andnodoubti

    keaistakes,butigetonfastenough.”

    ”ishallreportyourretutorroiral,”captain

    hethtesaid.”itisnotirobablethatheoachyou

    tothebatteryinfrontagain.theboardntistoreope

    hegeneralsexpecttocarrytheto;though,

    bethatourbatterieso

    sileheenesgunssuffitlytokeanassaultuponsucha

    trendouspositionpossible.hoheyexpecttodoit,itis

    probablethattheyeranspeakrussian

    atthefront,asinterpretersourse,beuseful.isuppose

    youherstayonboardforabit.”

    ”yes,sir;ihavehadsuchalotofknogaboutsinceileft

    breslau,thatishouldcertainlyhavelikedanthsquiet;butof

    urse,iaeadytodoasordered,and,indeed,asthefunsee

    abouttobeginatlast,ishouldliketobeinit.”

    theingtheiral,and

    receivedinreplyassagethattheadralain

    hethtethatday,andr.archerh

    hi

    adrallyonsidshipn,andinsistedupon

    hisgivinghinaed

    ovents,bysaying,ashe

    badehioodbye,thatintheien

    ouptothefrontandtoreporthielftotheoffi

    ndofthenavalbrigadethere.

    theihatofthe5thjune,jackreceivedhisorder,

    andanhourlaterhestartedforthefront,htocarry

    hisbaggage.heohegeat

    balaklava.aperfecttoshadsprungup.theprincipal

    portionoftheseedtothegeneralhospital,theotherswere

    craedhstores.thegreaterpartoftheoldtartarvillagehad

    beeelyclearedahestreetsandroadswerelevelled,and

    ingoodorder.

    suchtroopsass,andlooked

    andtidy.everyhewhole

    pladcheerfulaspect.justoutsidethetownan

    engineberofladenhepointofstarting.

    thesunthesuggestionofohe

    sailors,houghreadyenoughforaspreeonshore,wereviewing

    eapprehensiontheprospectofthelealoy

    roadtosebastopol,jackaskedtheoffichargeofthetrainfor

    perssiontorideup.thisoncegranted,andjack,histrunk

    andthesailors,hetopofatruckloadof

    barrelsofsaltpork.

    jackuldscarcelybelievethattheplaceehhehad

    lastseen,justertingin.alargevillagehadgrown

    upheuthofthevalley,erousgangsof

    navviesandlaborersstoodbythesideoftherailers

    trottedpastonponies,nuersofsoldiers,english,french,turkish,

    andsardinian,trudgedalongtheroadontheir

    balaklava.therosshourcavalryhadchargedwas

    brighthflotedhthetentsoftheturksand

    sardinians.natureedcheerful

    andinhighspirits,andithedullboofthegunsaround

    sebastopoltorecallthefactthattheheywere

    engaged

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