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正文 第14节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    ”thatisadiffiuch

    differeithasbeengoingonforoverayear,

    andy,fhtuger.thefirst

    thing,

    toghthendcheckfigures.”

    ”thereisnoneedforthat,lad.iknoarefulyouare,andyou

    othavegonesofarhis.”

    ”no,sir,iaurethatthereisnostake;but,foryourownsake

    asihatyoushouldhavethesignatureof

    anatanttotherreessofthebooks.ifyouhavetolaythe

    tterbeforethegistrates,theyytestinyasto

    yourlosses,andghtevensaythatyouinguponthe

    yself,andyoughtthenbeobligedtohavethe

    auch

    delayintheprocess;inyourbooksandsaythat

    theirrreessisvouchedforbyanatant,ionwould

    ariseonit;norherebeanydelaynohebooks

    arebeinggoo,ofthe

    tterhere.”

    ”ay,ay,itshallbedoercyril,asyousay.butforthelife

    ofidontseehooftheshiptofind

    outwheresheisleaking”

    ”itseetothatthefirstthing,captaioseetothe

    hattheapprenticesothavecarriedout

    allthesegoodsunderjohnedown

    nightafteightthroughthehouse,theusthavebeen

    enteredfroout.asinevergointhere,itthat

    youshouldseetothistteryourself.therearethefasteningsof

    theshuttersinthefirstplace,thenthebsallround.asfor

    ,iyrooooksintothe

    street,butifyouetooherooatthebackwe

    aygathersoidea

    herthegoodshavebeenpassedoverintoanyofthehouses

    abuttingonit,or,asisrelikely,intothelahatrunsupby

    itsside.”

    thecaptaihesatthebackofthe

    house,andopeningthet,heandcyrillea.thestore

    occupiedfullyhalftheyard,therestbeingoccupiedbyanchors,

    pilesofiron,ballast,etc.therehreesreofgunsof

    varioussizespiledoneachother.alargestoreofonballwas

    rangedipyradcloseby.aetehigh

    separatedtheyardfrohelanecyrilhadspokenof.o,

    adjoiningtheheyardoftheshop,h

    belooaberof

    sllhousescroreetandleadenhallstreet.

    ”isupposeyoudonotknohosehouses,captaindave”

    ”no,ihelandisnotlikethesea.afloat,whenoneseesa

    sail,oneisheationality,andhersheisbound,

    andstillrehersheisaraderorarascallypirate;

    buthereonland,onescarcelygivesathoughtastoaydwellin

    thehousesround.”

    ”ily,”cyrilsaid,”andgather,asfarasi

    ,heyarethatlivethere;but,asihavesaid,ifancyitis

    overthatothealleythatyoodshavedeparted.the

    apprentiisthissideofthehouse,isitnot”

    ”yes;johoyours,andthedoor

    oppositetohisisthatoftheladsroo”

    ”dotheslookintothatlane”

    ”no;itisablankhatside.”

    ”thereisthee

    fortobeoff.thenyouakethebookstoday,captaindave”

    ”ioffatonduwilllooknarrowly

    intothefasteningsofthetthewarehouse

    intotheyard;andakecaretodosohebaged

    inthefrontshop.”

    othehousesbehindthe

    yard,andhefoundthattheystoodinasllurt,hthreeor

    frohetre,andlyinhabitedby

    respectablecitizens.overthedoorofoneed,”joshua

    heddings,attoey”;ohiushing,in

    jeditiesfroheeast;o

    hir,andbeyondadealerinspices.thiso

    assurehihatitthroughsuchhousesasthesethatthe

    goodshadbeencarried.

    iddayal,forhishatday

    layupbyholbobar,ersheattended

    hbuthalfanhoursintervalbethevisits,andonthedays

    oogetsothia

    tavehardby.

    suppereal.captaindavenohenasked

    johnattersoftheday,but

    evidentlyspokehaneffort.nellierattledonasusual;butthe

    burdenofkeepinguptheioirelyonhershoulders

    andthoseofcyril.aftertheapprenticeshadleft,andjohnwilkes

    hadstartedforhisusualresort,thecaptainlithispipe.nellie

    sigoselfbyheri

    projectedoutoverthestreet,andeheoctsoftheseats

    ateithersidetohaveavie.

    ”haveyoubeendoingtofather,cyril”sheasked,inloones;

    ”hehasbeenquiteunlikehielfallday.generally

    ofteerherateseveryoily,asifutinouscrew,

    buttodayhehasgoneaboutscarcelyspeaking;hehasntsaida

    crossesigot

    noaoseethatheisterriblyputoutabout

    sothibreakfast;then,youknow,

    heuch

    guessingtoseethatitsthavebeensothingthatpassedbetween

    youthathasputhiut.no”

    ”idoressnellie.itistruewe

    didhaveatalktogether,andheexanedsofreshbooksihave

    beenkingoutandsaidthatheightilypleasedywork.i

    ethingyhaveoccurredtoupset

    hiethatanddinner.”

    ”alleansthatyoudontantotellanythingaboutit,

    steryblackbooks

    altogether,”shesaidpetulantly.

    ”iaorrythatyoushouldsayso,”hesaid.”ifitruethat

    anythingthatihadsaidtohiadruffledhiit

    totellyou,andnotfor.”

    ”thinksihavetreatedrobertashfordscurvily,andishalltake

    hior

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