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正文 第69节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    hosepaign,or

    aybelivingastrugglinglifeinsoyounglony,owhreatisthedelightaffordedbylettersfroo.foratithe

    readersfettheirsurroundings,andallthetoilandstruggleof

    theirexistenongthedearoho.

    retiringtosoquietplaceapartfroheirrades,theyread

    throughtheirlettersagainandagain,anditisnottilleverylittle

    itesgotbyheart,thatthelettersarefoldedupandputao

    berereadoverandainuntilthebatcharrive.

    jauilyfroisbrother,but

    theloersofhisfatherahelarge,scrawling

    handbefore

    hiarrevividlythananyatuldhavedone.enclosedinhis

    fathersletterark,andthisjackfound

    untpreskoff.ithadbeentensixerhehad

    lefttheandhad,curiouslyenough,arrivedinenglandonthevery

    dayafterhisoe.theunteexpressing

    theirayregardinghiandtheireaesthopesthathehad

    effectedhisescape.hesaidthathisersdiligently

    readeverypapertheyuldgetfrondtoend,buthavingseenno

    noticeofthecaptureoftenindisguise,they

    eaironghopesthattheirfriendshadeffectedtheirescape.

    theuntsaidhehatjackohearthatthings

    inrussialookedbrighter;thatitoredthattheeeror

    alexaeheeneraleneasuresofreforbr >

    yressrongintheuncilsofthe

    neonarurthadbeen

    celled,andhehepointofstartingforst.petersburgh

    hisers.apersonalfriendofhisownhadbeen

    appointedndantofberislav,aedeputyndanthad

    beeojoinhisregintinthecria.theuntessandhis

    daughtersudyingenglish.hesaidthatwhen

    theilytokeatourthrough

    thecapitalsofeurope,andhopedthattheyshouldseeja

    england.thisehenaval

    caatthefrontinhighglee.

    oneingalieutenantnaders,askedjackifheo

    ayhinarennaissaapartyofthe

    sardiniancavalryelittledistahebaida

    valley.jacksaidthatheuchifheuldborrowa

    pony..erssaidthatheuldhisforhiandatonce

    anotherofficer

    goingdoothebattery.aquarterofanhourafterwards,having

    takenthepreebiscuitsandldatintotheir

    haversacks,andtofilltheirflasksaheystarted

    androdeap.

    thelieutenanthadobtaiheneheproposedrennaissance

    fronofficerheedonthesardinianstaff.

    the,asuponpreviousoccasionsso

    nyofficersoffdutyhadaiedtheserennaissao

    nstituteaninnveniehepresentoccasionthesecrethad

    beensoefourorfivepleasureseekershad

    asseledn,nsistingof400cavalry,started.

    jack,accustodonlytotheflatplainsofsoutheande

    russia,edhthebeautyofthevalleythroughhey

    noifullyheretartar

    villagesledarees.thesehadlongsincebeeed

    bytheinhabitants,andhadbeenlootedbysuccessivepartiesof

    friendsandfoes,ofeverythingportable.

    presentlytheytuedoutofthevalleytheyhadfirstpassedthrough

    andfolloilartothe

    first.foranhourtheyrodeon,andthensodistanceaheadofthe

    lutheyheardthereportofashot.

    ”thessar.erssaid.”weshallsoon

    leaiftherussianshaveanytroopsintheneighborhood.”

    presentlyascatteredfirethery

    house,standingeoinenearappeared

    tobetheuthofthevalley.theoffindoftheparty

    disuntedohesquadrons,ahenupinskirshing

    ainstthehouse.thersquadronstrotteddohevalley,

    areinedinreserve.asharpsketrynfli

    forashorttiaroueau.thenthesardiniansdearush,

    andtheirshoutsoftriuhandtheusketryproclaid

    theirvictory.

    atthesantasoldierrodebackfrohecavalrythathadgone

    upthevalley,tosaythatastrongbodyoftheeneshorsewere

    approagacrosstheplain.theivenfeneral

    advandthecavalrytrotteddohevalleytojoiyin

    advance.

    ”nor.archer,”lieutenanterssaid,”thebestthingforustodo

    orideforothathouseupthere.see,theattag

    partyareingbacktotheirhorses.tohaveagoodview

    overtheplain,andshallseethefightbethesardiniansandthe

    ene.besides,aypickupsoloot.”

    theysoonreachedthehouse,and,tyinguptheirhorses,e

    elyfuished,butshortase

    thatthesardinianshadheldpossession,theyhadalreadytuled

    everythingintonfusionintheirsearchforpluablesand

    ucheshadbee,closetsandchiffoniersburstopenhthe

    buttendsoftheshthedischargeofapistolintothe

    loashed,valuablevaseslayin

    fragntsonthefloor,bottlesofily

    knockedoffstoodoable.iyardrife.

    threeorfourssadtenlaydead.

    ”yerssaid.

    ”frohattohaveavieheuntry.”

    oothetreesheyo

    advanthehousebeforetheyuldseethe

    plain.thensohalfleouttheysaassofsardinian

    cavalryadvangbysquadrons.stillfarthertwobodiesofrussian

    horse,eaearlyequalihtotheitalians,here

    oventangthesardinianhorse.theyfordintotwobodies

    anddashedattherussians.there,souldbe

    seenflashinginthesun,anfusedleef

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