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正文 第10节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    quieterthanusual.”

    ”youhavenotgivenace,father.youhavebeentalkingever

    siable.”

    suppericesatoired.cyrilwould

    havedohesa,butstressdotsaid,

    ”sityoustill,cyril.thecaptainsaysthatyouaretobensidered

    asoheofficersoftheship,ando

    haveyouhere,thoughofurseyoualoyourown

    roout,lined.”

    ”ihavetogooutthreetisaoall

    theothereveningsishallbegladiosithere,stress

    doetobeinan

    englishholikethis.”

    itlongbeforejohn.

    ”heisofftoskehispipe,”thecaptainsaid.”ineverlightne

    tillhegoes.itpersuadehiotakehise;heinsistsit

    aoskeinthe.”

    ”heisquiteright,father,”nelliesaid.”itisbadenoughhaving

    youskehere.othersfriendsorheyare

    edtoitasweare,fora

    respectablelondoncitizethinkoftakingtobac.”

    ”ialondon

    torespectability.iaseacaptain,thoughthatrascallygreek

    stane,sorely

    againstypipeandglass

    hereihjohaveattheer

    ofthestreet,andisupposethatbeevenasrespectableas

    skinghere.”

    ”nelliedoesntan,david,thatsheoking;

    onlyshethinksthatjohnisquiterighttogoouttotakehispipe.

    andistsayithinksotoo.youknohatwhenyouhave

    seacaptainsofyouracquaintancehere,youalaidoff

    tobedahekit.”

    ”ay,ay,dear,idontintoafocastle.

    thereisreasoninallthings.isupposeyoudoer

    cyril”

    ”no,captaindave,ihaveneversochasthoughtofsuchathing.

    infrao

    auselessone,andidontthinkthatishouldeverhavetakento

    it.”

    ”ieti,

    ”thatafterlivinginsightoftheseaforsolongyourthoughts

    uedthatway.”

    ”iotsaythatihavehoughtofit,”cyrilsaid.”ihave

    thoughtthatishouldgreatlyliketotakefnvoyages,buti

    shouldnothavecaredtogoasashipsboy,andtoliveenso

    ignorantthattheyuldnotevehoughts

    havetuedrathertothear;andolderithinkof

    enteringsnservice,eitherthatofshe

    protestantgernprinces.iuldobtainintrodusthroughh

    ightenterasaanvolunteer.ihaveleat

    gern,andthoughiotspeakitasifrenchlish,i

    knoake.”

    ”youuseyourstasked.

    ”ihavehadverygoodteag,”cyrilreplied,”andhopetobeable

    toholdown.”

    ”thenyouarenotsatisfiedodeoflife”stressdot

    said.

    ”iaatisfieduchasieaney

    suffie.butratherthaledoy

    scrivener,iotheriverandshiponboardthefirst

    vesselthate,notterwhereshesailedfor.”

    ”ithinkyouareistressdoyhusband

    tellshoightsodaygeta

    goodpostinthehouseofonereatrts.”

    ”ybeitsuchalife

    .ihavetrulyagreatdesiretoeaney:butitstbeinso

    ytaste.”

    ”andoney,cyril”nellie

    laughed,othershookherheaddisapprovingly.

    ”iyfathersestatebackagain,”he

    said,”andthoughiknohatitisnotlikelyishall

    everdoit,ishallfightihavesuchahopein

    nd.”

    ”bravo,lad”captaindavesaid.”ikhatthereate

    inthecase,thoughididhearthatyouhesonofaroyalist.

    itisabition,boy,thoughifitisalargeoisscarce

    likethatyouenoughtobuyitbackagain.”

    ”itisnotaverylargeone,”cyrilsaid.”tisdo

    ityfathersay,

    thoughihavebutlittlerera,asithreeyears

    oldyfather,one,had

    hopedtoreverit;butheanyheir

    estatesforfarlessthantheirvalueioraisehe

    kingsservid,asyouareahosewhodidsohave

    beeated,butonlythose

    theyparliant,reveredtheecausetheirownershadno

    titledeedstoshoentthatwasofno

    effeenthoseheir

    estatestoaidthekinghavelostall,hosethatdidnotso

    dispossesstheelvesinhisservicearenoheirland.”

    ”itseeveryunfair,”nelliesaidindignantly.

    ”itisunfairtotheassuredly,stressnellie.awould

    beunfairtothen,thoughoftentheygavebutatenth

    oftheirvalue,tobetuedoutagaiheyreceivedtheir

    neyba,

    forassuredlythekingsprivypursesufficetopayallthe

    ney,andequallycertainisitthatparliantvotea

    greatsuorthatpurpose.”

    ”itisahardcase,ladahardcase,”captaindavesaid,ashe

    puffedtheskefroispipe.”noe,

    youinnooreforalifeofadvehanto

    settledoyuchas

    shethinksofthecity,uldsayotherwise.”

    ”italtersthecasech,”stressdotsaid.”ididnotknow

    thatcyrilhesonofaknight,thoughitosee

    thathisnnersaothhispresentposition.stillthere

    arefortuhecity,andnohoworkisdish

    eventoagentlensson.”

    ”notatall,stress,”cyrilsaidly.”tisassuredlynoton

    thataploynt;butit

    yfathersentionthat,shouldtherebeno

    ceofhiseverregainiate,ishouldenterfn

    servidihavealothatcareer.”

    ”

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