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正文 第1节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    whenlondonbued

    byg.a.henty

    preface

    edtardthereignofcharlesii.asohe

    stingloriousperiodsofenglishhistory;butthis

    beingthecase.itistruethattheextravagandprofligacyof

    theurtoapointunknoe,

    f,bytheindignationtheyexcitedangthepeopleat

    large,theincauseoftheoverthrohehouseofstuart.but,

    oherhand,thenatioraordinaryadvanrce

    andh,hevalourofoursailorsonspicuousunder

    thedukesofyorkandalberle,princerupertandtheearlof

    sandself,andtheirvictories

    resultedintransferringthercialashenaval

    suprecyofhollandtothisuntry.inspiteofthecruelblows

    inflictedontheheuntry,alikebytheextravagance

    oftheurt,thebadnessofthegovent,thegreatplague,and

    thedestruoflondonbyfire,araordiensionofour

    tradeoccurredduringthereignofcharlesii.suchaperiod,

    therefore,althoughitsbrilliancyarredbydarkshado

    bensideredasaningloriousepoch.ithebravery

    ofoursailors,bythefearlessnesshhealitionof

    francehhollandhespiritofenterpriseh

    ertsandtradersseizedtheopportunity,and,inspite

    ofnationalsfortunes,raisedenglandintheurseofafewyears

    totherankofthegreatestrcialpoheworld.

    g.a.henty.

    s

    chapter

    i.fatherless

    ii.ageforthebetter

    iii.athiefsowhere

    iv.captured

    v.kidnapped

    vi.anarroape

    vii.savedfrovillain

    viii.thecaptainsya

    ix.thefireinthesavoy

    x.hothedutch

    xi.princerupert

    xii.newfriends

    xiii.thebattleoflooft

    xiv.honourablescars

    xv.theplague

    xvi.fatherandson

    xvii.sttendown

    xviii.astrokeofgoodfortune

    xix.takingpossession

    xx.thefightoffdunkirk

    xxi.londoninflas

    xxii.afterthefire

    illustrations

    ”esspreadfroousetohouse”

    ”dontcry,lad;youe”

    ”thisisprinary”

    ”robertashford,knifeinhand,attackedjohnhfury”

    ”cyrilsatupanddrankoffthesofthepannikin”

    ”forheavenssake,sir,donotcausetrouble”

    ”takeherdoherearethreeothers”

    ”cyrilraisedthekingshandtohislips”

    ”adutofwarranalongsideandfiredabroadside”

    ”forthelastti:hedeed”

    ”ebacktoyouroyril”

    ”es”thekingaskedeagerly

    whenlondonbued

    chapteri

    fatherless

    ladstoodlookingoutofthedorrilyfuished

    attiber

    1664.nuersofpersonsanyof

    theoingoutthroughthebars,fiftyyardsaothefields

    beyond,esportsoing,ry

    peopleinginthevillagesof

    highgateandhastead,tybuandbayser.buttheladnoted

    nothingthathtears,andhis

    thoughtsbehindhiforhere,ffinedin

    readinessforburial,laythebodyofhisfather.

    siraubreyshenstonehadnotbeenagoodfatherinanysehe

    beenharshorcruel,buthehadaltogetheeglected

    hisson.beyouesofloyaltyandurage,hepossessedfew

    others.hehadfought,asayoungn,forcharles,andevenang

    thecavaliersedforreckless

    bravery.hefatalfieldofer,thelasthopesofthe

    royalistsedhisescapetofrand

    takenuphisabodeatdunkirk.hisestateshadbeenforfeited;and

    afterspendingtheproceedsofhishosehehad

    carriedaboutiuneagainstthecausefor

    ,hesanklowerandlower,andhadforyearslivedon

    thestypensionalloothekingandhisadherents.

    siraubreyhadbeehes

    didchtotingthepeopleofenglandagainstthecauseof

    charles.hegaledanddrank,interlardedhisionh

    oaths,anddespisedashe

    fought.sfortunedidnotirovehihestilldrankwhenhehad

    odoso,galedforsllsuinloenofhis

    oallestprovocation.had

    itnotbeenforhissonheyof

    snpo,

    noruldheleaveitbehind.

    siraubreyaltogetherhoutgoodpoints.hewoulddivide

    hislastself.intheof

    tisheoneyakingajoke

    ofhisiesandkeepingabravefacetotheworld.

    edbyhisfather,thegreaterportionofhis

    tiabroad,cyrilnotbeenfor

    thekindnessofladyparton,the

    typetosiraubrey.hehadbeenanintitefriendoflordfalkland,

    and,likethatnoblen,haddrahthegreatest

    reludoupon

    overthroandnstituting

    itselfthesoleauthorityinengland.aftertheexecutionofcharles

    hehadretiredtofranddidnottakepartierrisings,

    butlivedasecludedlifehhisof

    theseeageascyril;andasthelatterstherhad

    beenaneighbourofhersbefe,ladypartonprosedher,

    onherdeathbed,tolookafterthechild,aprosethatshe

    faithfullykept.

    sirjohnpartonhadalotheassociationofhisboy

    hthesonofsiraubreyshenstohehadrelutlyyielded

    tohishegreaterportionofhis

    tiattheirhouse,sharingthelessonsharryreceivedfron

    englishclergynhislivingbythe

    fa.hean,aswellasan

    excellentscholar,andunderhisteag,aidedbythegentle

    preceptsofladyparton,arictbutkindlyruleofher

    husband,cyrilrecei

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