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正文 第17节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    asstillasause.juststealtoroonyourstogedfeet

    direoving.openthedoorandsay,strange

    sailinsightandie.and

    noayasuin.”

    thenightpassedquietly.

    ”yousaoing,

    aftertheapprenticeshadgonedobreakfast.

    ”notathing,captain.”

    ”noe,cyril”

    ”ishouldliketoe,”cyrilreplied,”but,asihaveneverbeen

    outtherebefore,hadyouerkesopretextfortodo

    so.youghtsay,inthehearingoftheapprentices,ayaswell

    taketheasurentsforthatnealkingabout,and

    seehouchbiteout

    froheoffieasure.”

    ”thenyoustillthinktheapprenticesareinit”johnwilkesasked

    sharply.

    ”idontsayithinkso,john.ihavenothingagainsttheidont

    believetheyuldedonighthoutbeingheard;ifeel

    suretheyuldotheshopaking

    aill,asitispossibletheyybehe

    tter,ithinkthat,noingoodtrainfettingtothe

    bottofit,itatteraltogetherto

    ourselves.”

    ”quiteright,”captaindavesaidapprovingly.”

    treaatterin

    yournd,untilyouareinapositiontotakethetraitorbythe

    llarandputapistoltohisear.thatideaofyoursisaverygood

    ohingabouttheshedtojohnthising,and

    theinghouseafterdinneriall

    toyoutoeouttotheyardhus.”

    afterdinner,captaindavehcyrilintotheuntinghouse.

    ”oingforasetofshipsanchors,and

    johnandihavebeenintheyardlooki;he

    plaaybesure,butasfarasouldsee

    theplaceisassolidasy

    father.”

    thecaptainierwards

    reeheshopandshouted,

    ”eouthere,cyril,andlendahand.otakethose

    asurents.bringoutyourinkho,andabitofpapertoputthebr >

    do.”

    theyardesixtyfeetlongbytyfivebroad,exclusiveof

    thespaceoccupiedbythe

    theextendasfarastheba

    en,hefoundthatthedistancewas

    greaterthanhehadexpected,andthattheree

    tyfeetclear.

    ”thisishinkingofputtingtheshed,”thecaptainsaid

    inaloudvoice.

    ”butiseethatyouhaveaeanddoorintotheloftoverthe

    here,”cyrilsaid,lookingup.

    ”hatnoyfatherfirstbeganbusiness,heused

    tobuyupoldjunkandsuupthere,but

    itdidntpayforthetrouble;and,besides,asyousee,heed

    everyfootoftheyardrooandofurseatthattitheyhadto

    leaveaspathegateround

    here,soitptynow.”

    cyrillookedupatthee.itolieflat

    againsttheters.theropeillthroughtheblock,

    andpassedintotheloftthroughaholecutatthejunofthe

    shutters.

    theynoeasuredthespacebethehehe

    captaiingthefigures,stillinaloudvoice;thenthey

    diseween

    thecaptainandjohneas

    therestofthebuilding.stilltalkingonthesubject,theyretued

    throughtheassive

    gatethatopeothelane.inadditiontoaheavybarithada

    stronghasp,fastenedbyagreatpadlock.theapprenticeswerebusy

    ateropeheypassedby.

    ”heendthere,john,”captain

    davesaid,”itorerooandyouwillbeable

    togetridofalltheseatters

    reshipshapehere.”

    easurents,allthreehadcarefully

    exahehewarehouse.

    ”thereisnothingployersaid,as,leaving

    johhroughtheshopintothe

    littleoffice.

    ”certainlynothingthatiuldsee,captaindave.ididnotbefore

    khadanyopeningtotheoutside.ofurseihaveseen

    theladdergoingupfroheothattrapdoor;butasit

    oreofit.”

    ”idontsupposeanyonehasbeenupthereforyears,lad.,are

    youthinkingthatsoogetinthroughthoseshutterswhy,

    theyarettheground,sothatyoualong

    ladder,andupthereyouhatyouuldnot

    opeters.isaidnobodyhadbeenupthere,butididgoup

    selftohavealookrouleddohere

    isabigbarhapadlock.”

    oreaboutit,andaftersupperithat

    heandcaptaindaveshouldkeepchbytusatthehe

    roohathadbeennoojohnhatthelatter

    shouldhaveanightinhisberth,asthecaptainexpressedit.john

    adesoopposition,sayingthathee

    otakehisch.

    ”youobeyorders,john,”thecaptainsaid.”youhavehad

    thirtysixhoursoffthereelonduty,andyouhavegottobeatwork

    alldaytorroiddleorrow

    nightifyoulike,butoneseehhalfayouarenot

    fittobeonthelookouttonight.idoubtifanyofusuldseeas

    farasthelengthofthebo.itisprettynearlypitchdark;

    thereisnotastartobeseen,anditlookedto,ued

    outbeforesupper,asif.”

    chapteriv

    captured

    ittledthatcyrilotakethefirstdthatthe

    atoneoily

    tobed.aquarterofanhourlater,his

    atticdo.thedoorhadbeeajar,and

    thedleillbuing.

    ”iputachairbythehisbed,”and

    leftthelight,fhtrunfoulofsothingorotherinthe

    dark,thoughihaveleftaprettycleargangwayforyou.”

    cyrilbleselfatthewindow.fora

    tiheul

    ...
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