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正文 第16节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    rope,andaboveallinthepper,thereisabigshrinkage.iwill

    readyouthefiguresofsoofthe”

    johnsfacegrehetotalsread.

    ”jiggered”hesaid,helistoncluded.”iuld

    havesa.well,

    captain,allisayis,ifthaterelistberrect,thebest

    thingyoueadriftasablindfool.ihavekept

    talliesasrrearkeddownevery

    packagethathaslefttheship,aheysthavebeenpassing

    outprettynighinyveryeyes,andiknehing

    aboutit.”

    ”idontblayou,johhaniblaself.iaenerally

    aboutondedhadnoreideathatthecargoeddled

    attersgoonsolong

    ahatit;buti

    neversaesoftakingtoatrade

    youknohingabout;beehinking

    thatithathingtodo

    buttoselloodsandtofillupagainpty.

    isofalkihatpartofthebusiness.we

    havegottodoistofindoutthisleakandstopit.ty

    e,thatthethingsdontgooutoftheshop

    bydaylight.thequestionis,hoheygooutatnight”

    ”ialhehatchesagtoorders,captain.”

    ”yes,ihavenodoubtyoudo,john;butybethefasteningshave

    beentaeredh.theonlyhavebeen

    hatsoonehasbeeninthehabitofgettihe

    heyardandthelane,atingintothe

    ehousthavebeendoneveryoften,forifthe

    thingshadbeentakeninnsiderablequantitiesyouwouldhave

    noticedthatthesto.now

    iproposethesetesihavegothere,andthatwego

    dohehold.”

    lightingthedles,theydoairs.thecaptaintookoutthe

    keyahelock.itgratedloudlyashedidso.

    ”thatisanoisylock,”cyrilsaid.

    ”itsoiling,”johnreplied.”ihavebeenthinkingofdoingit

    forthelastnth,butithasalynd.”

    ”atanyrate,”cyrilsaid,”itiscertainthatthievesuldnothave

    gotintotheshopthishenoisewouldhavebeenheardall

    overthehouse.”

    thedoorbetheshopandtheunlocked.the

    fasteningsoftheshuttersanddoorsiherewas

    nosignoftheirhaviaeredh.eachboltandhaspwas

    tried,andthesed.thentheyroundtryingeveryone

    ofthestoutplanksthatfordtheside;allandingood

    ndition.

    ”itbeatsaltogether,”thecaptainsaid,heyhadfinished

    theirexanation.”thethingsotselves;they

    havegottobecarried.buthogetinis

    rethanisay.thereisnoolook,isthere,john”

    ”notthatisee,captain.”

    theytothedoorintotheshop,andtocloseit,when

    cyrilsaid,

    ”soofthethingsthataregenerallykeptinhere,

    captaintheropeuptotple,andagooddealof

    allerpperfittings;sothat,he

    thiefis,hesthavebeeninthehabitofinginhereaswellas

    intothewarehouse.”

    ”thatisso,lad.perhapstheyenteredfrohisside.”

    ”helantehere,john”cyrilsaid.

    thesailorheldthelahelock.

    ”therearenoscratnsoftoolshavingbeenusedhere,”

    cyrilsaid,exaningboththelodthedoorpost.”herthe

    thieftotheusthavehadakey.”

    thecaptainnodded.

    ”thievesgenerallycarryalotofkeys,cyril;andifone

    doesnotquitefittheyfileituntilitdoes.”

    theshuttersoftheshopsfastenings,andthoseofthe

    door,pletely

    puzzled,thepartyupstairsagain.

    ”therestbesotinginandout,althoughfind

    it,”selves.”

    ”itybe,ay

    beloose.”

    ”butall,john.”

    ”ay,theyseeirnough,butitybethatoheswedged

    in,andthatheakenoutituldbepulledoff.”

    ”ithinkyouicedit,john.iftherehingof

    thatsortitstbeoutside.hoakeagoodlookround

    theyardtlybuilt,andidont

    believethatanyplankuldbetakenoffandputbackagain,ti

    afterti,akingahehouse.

    doyouthink,cyril”

    ”iagreeakearyi

    tigiidontbelievethatitisthroughthehe

    nvinusthavebeenvery

    frequent.hadalargeauakenatati,johnwilkeswould

    havebeeonoticeit.then,agaihievese

    sooften,andeaallauntofbooty,

    uuldbenagedhoutanyseriousriskortrouble.

    hoe,weshallhave,ishould

    think,verylittledifficultyinfindingouthoisdone.”

    ”youy,”johnwilkessaid

    savagely.”iftheattheback

    ofthehouse,youybesureishantcloseaillihavegot

    tothebottofthetter.iaesponsibleforthecargobelow,

    andifihadkeptassharpahestoresasioughttohave

    dohisecatchtheryingto

    board,andisuchareceptionthatiethey

    .ihavegotthatpairof

    bpistols,andaybed.”

    ”youstnotdothat,john,”thecaptainsaid.”itisntatterof

    beatingoffthepiratesbypabroadsideintotheybeyhtcrippletherelikelytheyakeoff,andto

    capturethetherefore,isay,letusdfindouthohey

    doit.,uring

    theheitheye.iakedchhyou.”

    ”goesonlong,captain,isaynotothat;butfor

    tonightanyhoupalone.”

    ”veryind,everyousee,youke

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