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正文 第15节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    torrow.”

    cyrilsled.

    ”ithinkitatu,stress,andialad

    toseethatyouhavesuchakindthought.”

    nellieroseindignantly,andtakingherdohesideof

    herther.

    ”itisafineevening,”cyrilsaidtocaptaindave,”andithinki

    shalltakeauinanhour.”

    the,thathewasgoing

    outforsopurposeedattertheyhadinhand.

    ”ay,ay,lad,”hesaid.”itisnotgoodforyoutobesittingping

    athoeveryevening.ihaveoftenhatyoudidnot

    takeauedin.ialodoso

    self.”

    ”idontthinkthereisanypinginit,captaindave,”cyrilsaid,

    e

    afterthelifeilivedbefore,yousayso.”

    cyrilsonlyobjegoingout,hooavoidthey

    ofhavingtotalkedotandnellie.histhoughtswere

    runningonnothingbuttherobbery,andhehadfounditvery

    diffianner,andtoansweellies

    sprightlysallies.itpsgaveafeeble

    lighthereandthere.atpresenthehadfordnoplaneverof

    detegthethieves;heuchpuzzledasthecaptainhielf

    astohooved.itessary,

    ofurse,tochtheapprentices,buthedidnotthinkthat

    anythiofthis.itheself

    thatstbeadean

    entry.hisoeansofa

    rope,andinsoaoeffeentryintothewarehouse.

    theapprenticesuldhardlyaidtheheycadh

    thehouse.

    iftheyhadogetadupli

    thebottofthestairstotheshop,theyuld,ofurse,unbar

    thehingsoutthatpartofthebusinesswouldbe

    easy;butheuldnotbelievethattheyurefrequentlyto

    passdhthehouse.ithestairs

    creaked.hehielfsleeper;hehadgotintothewayof

    thelongcheshehadhadfor

    hisfathersretu,asurethatheshouldhaveheardthebr >

    opentheirdoorandstealalongthepassagepasthisroohowever

    quietlytheyghtdoit.heheexge,thenalong

    cheapsideasfarasst.pauls,andback.quietasites

    streetthereationelseiceswere

    generallyalloogooutforanhouraftersupper,theregulation

    beingthattheyretuedtotheirhosbyeightobersof

    theseanycitizeer

    suppinghfriends.thecitych,hlantes,patrolledthe

    streets,andnotinfrequentlyinterferedinquarrels

    angtheapprentiosof

    laughing,noisyladsthaninthequietstreets,andobe

    hoagain.captaindavehielfcadooopenthedoor.

    ”ihavejustseobed,”hesaid.”thetein

    fivenutesago.ithoughtyoubelong.”

    ”ididnotgooutforanythingparticular,”cyrilsaid;”butstress

    nellieinsistedthatthereethinghyou,andthati

    stknoit,so,feelingindeedindisposedtotalk,i

    thoughtitbesttogooutforashortti.”

    ”yes,yes.enaltokno

    sea,youybesure,toknohathingisisthe

    bestthingtokeepitfrohepassengersaslongasyou.”

    ”youtookthebooksaoing,captaindave”cyrilaskedas

    theysatdown.

    ”ay,lad,itooktheosterskinner,whooda

    reputationasanyatantiy,andheprosedtotake

    thenhaihavebeeodonothing

    here.john,oroheroftheboys,hewarehouse,

    andihavehadnoopportunityofexaningthedoorandshutters

    closely.hehouseissoundasleepakealanteandgo

    do.ihavebeenthinkingthatustletjohn

    atter;itistooyndbyself.

    heisfirstte,yousee,andintiofdahefirstte,

    ifheisaainreliesonforhelp.”

    ”byallanstellhithen,”cyrilsaid.”ikeepbooks,buti

    havenoexperieerslikethis,andshallbeverygladto

    havehisopinionandadvice.”

    ”thereheishalfpasteight.heisaspunctualasclockwork.”

    cyrilrandojohnin.

    ”thecaptainstospeaktoyou,”hesaid,”beforeyougoupto

    bed.”

    john,aftercarefullyboltingthedoor,folloupstairs.

    ”ihavegotsobadneyourpipe

    again,andsitdoehasgoobed,andwehave

    gotthetoourselves.”

    johntouchedaniginaryhatandobeyedorders.

    ”theshiphassprungabadleak,john.thisladherehasfoundit

    out,anditiswellhedid,forunlesshehaddonesoweshouldhave

    hadherfounderingunderourfeetuchassuspeg

    anythingwasgoingwrong.”

    thesailortookhisweenhislipsand

    staredattheent.

    ”yes,itishardtobelieve,te,but,bythelordharry,itisasi

    say.thereisapirateaboutsohebooksshohat,

    sinonthsago,hehaseasedthecraftof

    hergoodstothetuhousandpoundsandodd.”

    johablehsuchforcethatit

    shiveredintnts.

    ”dashtiers”heexe

    theorders,sir,aealongsideandboardhi”

    ”thatistofindout,john.thatthegoodshavegone

    iscertain,buthoheyhavegosusaltogether.”

    ”doyouantosay,outofthe

    pladereyesandknohingaboutitittbe,sir.

    therestbesostake.iknoaboutfigures,saveenough

    toputdohethingsisell,butidontbelieveasathinghas

    gooftheshopunbekhatyae,

    sir,”andhelookedangrilyatcyril.

    ”itistrueenough,john,forallthat.thebookshavebeenbalanced

    up.hsago,and

    yoursalebookyour

    entrybookein.weknoaining.we

    findthatinbulkygoods,suchascablesandanchorsandships

    boilersandsuc

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