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正文 第70节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    thentherussiansbrokeandrodeacrosstheplain,pursuedbythe

    sardinians.

    ”averyprettycharge,”.erssaid.”no

    thehouse.itheyretuagain.”

    theyrooorootheplacehadevidently

    beeeduntilquitelately.articlesofansworklayupon

    thetable.aarybirdinthe

    kit,andaallyinurseofpreparationhe

    firstalaradbeeheoffitoroo

    andlleeasrerances,

    sllpicturesofthegreeksaints,suchasarefoundineveryrussian

    house,alittlebrouette,tallbuthandsoly

    boundbooks,aupleofcuriousoldplates;andjacktookpossession,

    asapresentforhiseldersister,ofasllifully

    fittedup.haviheirpluheypreparedtooutagaihesardiniansuing,k,

    lookingoutoftheationofsurpriseand

    alarohethionintheblacksea,and

    onthesurroundingasts,hadsuddenlyrolleddo,andit

    theation

    r.ers.

    ”thisisanicebusihelatterexclaid.”terfind

    ourponiesandkeourothevalleyatonce.seeinghow

    thiayuhereatall.”

    sosaying,theyhurriedtothespotheyhadtieduptheir

    ponies,and,leadihereins,desdedintothevalley.

    ”thefogisgettingthickerandthicker,”.erssaid.”iot

    seethreeyardsbefore.ustlistenforthestheypass,and

    thenjoihoughitsbynoansiossiblethataybe

    receivedhashot.”

    halfanhourpassed,andtheygreoreandreanxious.another

    halfhour,andstillnosoundwasheard.

    ”idonotthinktheypossiblyhavepassed,

    .arileweshouldbe

    suretohearthetralingofthehorsesandthejinglingofthe

    sabres.”

    ”yes,sir,iuretheyhavenotpassedsincehere.butthey

    ypossiblyhaveseenthefogingonandhaveriddenrapidlyback,

    andpassedbeforeedoayhavegoneroundbythe

    uthofthevalleyparalleltothis,tocrossintothis

    one.”

    ”thatisjustr.erssaid.”doyou

    thinkpossiblethatanfindour

    hroughsuchafogasthis.”

    ”quiteiossible,sir,”jawherewe

    are,inutes,and

    shouldbeaslikelytogointotheplainasupthevalley.”

    ”itsastar.erssaidanxiously.”nor.

    aresortofexperiehiskindbefore.tell

    franklyyouthinkisthebestthingtobedone.”

    ”ihavebeenthinkingitover,sir,forthelasthalf,hour,”jack

    said,”anditappearstothatthebestthingtodoe

    tofindissthat,aswe

    castraightdohosessacks

    cloaksandlahenoveabouttilleona

    akeourselvesasfortablethereasan.

    thesefogslast,asyoukisforthreedays.

    getsclear,orroand

    seeyabout.ofurse,astheyknow

    theebathefog.if,ust

    putonthessackscloaks,taketheirlances,andboldlyrideoff.

    theyarealinpairsallovertheuntry;sothat

    traoattention.”

    ”butiftheycatchus,”thelieutenantsaid,”obe

    shotasspies.”

    ”isupposeiherrunthe

    riskofbeingshotasaspythaaintyofbeingcaughtasa

    navalofficer,andirisoillthewarisover.”

    ”rarcher,icertainlysuggestnothier,”the

    lieutenantsaid.”hen,ahecloaksyouspeak

    of”

    leavinghisponyadehishehill.

    fortunately,intheirdesttheyhadfolloalltrackwoby

    personsgoingtoandfrohechateaufrohevalley,andhehad,

    therefore,butlittledifficultyinfindingthehouse.hepausedwhen

    hereachedtheurtyard,forheheardvoithechateau.

    listeningattentively,hedisveredthatthey

    soofthepartyhehesardinians,and

    entofthelatter,riddenstraightbackfrobr >

    theplain.fortuhefoghickthattherewasno

    probabilityoventsbeingdisvered,andhe

    thereforeproceededtostripoffthelongats,reag

    alstdothedistinctivessackdress,

    frohedeadookpossessionalsooftheircaps,their

    bandoliersforcartridges,heir

    carbinesandlances,aracedhisstepsdohehilltohis

    panion.leadingtheirpoheylesslythroughthe

    fogforansiderabletibeforetheyetrees.

    ”ifyouyhorse,sir,”jacksaid,”ilookround,

    ahisisasllwood.ishallloseyoubeforeihavegonea

    yard,soele,pleaseleback,butnotloud,

    forthereybeeneesclosebyfhtiknohoughtiheard

    voicesjustnow.”

    searpoftreesextendedforso

    littledistauingtothelieutenant,theyehewood,

    andvedalittleorees,soastobeoutofsightif

    thefogliftedsuddenly.thentheyloosehesaddlegirths,

    gatheredsostidlitafire,andusingthessackatsfor

    rugs,begantodiscussthealtheyhadbrought.

    ”iftherussiansreallyadvanceagain,aweenusand

    balaklava,idonotseeho,”.

    erssaid.

    ”no,sir,idontthinkould,”jaswered.”ishouldpropose

    thatakeaedoe

    distaneof

    thedesertedplacesalongthereinsearchofloot;sothatto

    beabletobetakenoff.if,euponany

    russiantroopssuddenly,sothatoveaher

    direustputagoodfait.

    russi

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