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正文 第5节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    firstshipsailing.heenclosedanorderonahouseatdunkirkfor

    fiftyfranployerpartedh

    regret,andthekindcurebadehiaresofreal

    affe.

    ”atanyrate,eherehasnotbeened,

    andyourthersgifthasbeeoaschadvantageaseven

    shehavehopedthatithershopesbe

    againdisappointed,andfreshdelaysarise,youy,hthe

    practiceyouhavehad,beabletoeayourlivinginlondon.there

    stbethere,asinfranypersonsintrade

    littleeduaybeabletoobtaineloyntinkeeping

    thebooksofsuoninengland

    thanhere.herearethesixteenlouisthatstillrein;putthebr >

    aside,cyril,ahenlyfenty.”

    cyril,onarrivinginlondon,edbyhisfather,

    ont,highhopesofreveringhisestates.these,

    hohoughsiraubreyallo,even

    tohielf,nocereihoseroyalists,,

    parteds,tobespentinthe

    kingsservi.

    itself

    obtaitheyofaceh

    actualstarvation.hesaidnothingtohisfather,butstartedoutone

    ingonaroundofvisitsangthesllerclassofshopkeepers,

    tokeuptheirbooksaheirbillsand

    aallreion.ashehadafrankandpleasant

    faaneaseand

    politenessofnnerrareangenglishladsoftheday,it

    longbeforeheobtainedseveraleofthesllerclass

    oftradersheonlyforanhourorthers

    requiredtheirbillsandaadeoutdaily.thepaywas

    verysll,butitsufficedtokeepabsolutethedoor.when

    hetoldhisfatherofthearrashehadde,siraubreyat

    firstragedandstord;buthehade,duriyearor

    thegoodsenseandstrongwillofhisson,and

    althoughheneververballyacquieshensidereda

    degradation,heofferednoactualoppositiontoaplanthatatleast

    eheolive,andfuishedhiccasionallyhafew

    groatshatave.

    sothingshadgoneonforrethanayear.cyrileen,

    andhispunctuality,anessofhiswork,hadbeenso

    appre,thathisti

    orereivethan

    thosehehadatfirstobtained.hekeptthestateofhisresourcesto

    hielf,andhadnodifficultyindoingthis,ashisfatheever

    alludedtothesubjectofhishat,didhehandover

    tohilltheneyhede,itedindrinkorat

    cards;nsequently,hekeptthetablefuishedasdestlyasat

    first,andregularlyplaantel

    afeherasregularlydroppedintohispocket.

    afehestoryopens,siraubreyhad,lateoneevening,

    beencarriedupstairs,rtallyovered

    nsciousnessafeinutesbeforehisdeath.

    ”youhavebeenagoodlad,cyril,”hesaidfaintly,ashefeebly

    pressedtheboyshand;”farbetterthanideservetohavehad.dont

    cry,lad;youe,andthingsarejustas

    etoyourestatessoday;you

    akeabettersterthanishouldeverhavedone.ihopethat

    intiyouefn

    service;thereisnocehere.idontyoutosettledownas

    acityscriveill,doasyoulike,lad,andunlessyourwishes

    goihinknofurtherofservice.”

    ”iherbeasoldier,father.ionlyuookthiswork

    becauseiuldseenothingelse.”

    ”thatisright,boy,thatisright.iknetthat

    youeofaraen.”

    hespokebutlittleafterthat.afeefroislips

    thatshoes.”bootand

    saddle,”herred.”thatisright.no.down

    htheprickearedknavesgodandkingcharles”thesehe

    lastwordshespoke.

    cyrilhaddohatorethanhalf

    hiseaingsforthelasteightoihs.oneofhists,

    aaker,haddeallthenecessarypreparationsforthe

    funeral,andinafeherohislast

    restingplace.ashestoodattheopenhoughtsadlyover

    thepast,andofhisfathersedlife.haditnotbeenforthe

    ighthavelivedanddiedauntrygehewar,

    ents,thathadruinedhiherefor

    hiodoinafnuntry,ploynt,

    havingnoloveforreading,buttoehislifeashehaddonehad

    hisighthavebeendifferent.cyrilhadstillavivid

    reranother,and,thoughhisfatherhadbutseldobr >

    spokentohifher,hekhehadlovedher,andthat,had

    shelived,heodrinkashehaddoneof

    lateyears.

    tohisfathersfaultsheuldnotbeblind;buttheystoodfor

    nothiheyhadbeen

    draoeachotherintheirloneliness;andalthoughscarcea

    enthadpassedbet,hekhisfather

    hadrethananner.

    afeer,siraubreyshenstoinalittle

    graveyardoutsidethecityouer;and

    ,hetued

    apstead,and

    thensathielfdoothinkhehadbestdo.ahreeor

    fouryearsstpassbeforeheuldtrytogetserviceabroad.when

    thetitoprocure

    forhioletterofintroduanybritishgentlen

    servingabroad.hehadnotseenhiioengland.his

    fatherhadthibuthadquarrelleduponsirjohn

    deselfas,andhad

    forbiddencyriltogohose.

    theboyhadfeltitgreatlyatfirst,butheca,afterati,to

    seethatitedtohihathehadfallen

    altogetheroutoftheirstationinlifehehopeof

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