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正文 第19节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    ortustbenew.hisskipperaskedfoewrunning

    riggingallover,buthethinksthattheretbeanyoccasionfor

    itsallbeingrenee,

    soanyohatesteagainieoon.”

    teer,cyrilout,onhisohisain

    daveandingafewdoorsaway.

    ”befoonboardthebrig,lad,iaoinguptothechief

    nstablesteaboutthisbusiness.ienof

    theaybesonightsbeforethisistried

    again,soishallhavethenstohekit.thenwe

    stkeepdassoonashoseyoungvillainsonthe

    roof,enoutatthefrontdoor.t

    theelvesthisendofthelane,andtoleadenhall

    streetandstationtheelvesattheotherend.heboysgoout

    aftersupperofthestairsinto

    theshop,andthedoorintotheealdown

    intotheshopandlistenthereuntilopenthedoorinto

    theyard,andthengointotheakearush

    outassoonastheygetthegateopen.johnswains

    leready,andhesignal.thathech

    up,sotheyinatrap.”

    ”ishouldthinkthataihough

    ifrostbeingtaken.he

    isatidsortofboy,andihavenodoubtthathehasbeeirely

    uhethuofrobert.”

    ”ly,”thecaptainsaid.”evenif

    aboyisatidboy,heknohensequencesifheis

    aster.e,lad.the

    boyshavealreated,andthoughidaresayashfordis

    theofthetheotherhadbeehehave

    seenhiobbingeknow.”

    forsixnightschhoutsuccess.everyevening,when

    thefalyandapprenticeshadretiredtorest,johnwilkes

    quietlydoittedthefournstables,letti

    intheingbeforeanyoners.dothadbeentaken

    intoherhusbandsnfidencesofarastoknohathehad

    disveredhehadbeenrobbed,andchforthe

    thieves.shetoldthattheapprenticeshe

    tter,fhttry

    to,robertashfordhat

    sothingwaswrong.

    nellieoldadayorter,for,althoughignorantofher

    fathersnightlyhisnner,and

    thatofherther,thatsothingiss,a

    inherinquiries,thattheothertelling

    herthathehadasuspihehat

    itustnotbeinanyo.

    ”yourfatherisagooddeal,nellie,anditis

    betterthatheshouldnotperceivethatyouarea.justlet

    thingsgoonastheywere.”

    ”isthelossserious,ther”

    ”yes;hethinksthatagooddealofneyhasgone.idontthinkhe

    ndsthatsochasthefactthat,sofar,hedoesntknohe

    peoplestnceedinitybe.hehassosortofsuspiin

    onequarter,buthasnoe.”

    ”doescyrilknohingaboutit”nellieaskedsuddenly.

    ”yes,heknoydear;iohiscleveessthat

    yourfatherfirstcatohavesuspis.”

    ”ohthatexplainsit,”nelliesaid.”hehadbeentalkingtofather,

    andiaskede,andihave

    beenveryangryeversince.”

    ”ihavenotirs.

    dotsaidquietly,”andthatforthelastweekyouhavebeen

    takingroberthyouasaoutofanevening.

    isupposeyoudidthattoannoycyril,butidontthinkthathe

    ndedch.”

    ”idontthinkhedid,ther,”nellieagreed,halaughh

    betrayedacertainauntofirritation.”isailed,two

    orthreeeveningsback,oldrobertatsupperthatied

    hiogooute,andiellyou.”

    selfinnonelliesolness;

    butedlyaskedrohher,hehad

    beehethoughtofhoortified,

    otheguildhallforrobbiher,at

    thethoughtthathehadbeenayingherasa.

    ”iratherhopethisch,captaindave,”hesaid,

    ontheseventhevening.

    ”onight,lad”

    ”ofurseihavebeenhopingsht.butithinkitis

    likelythattheneregularlyonceaweek;

    forinthatcasetheretoetatother

    tisteonnighttheyshouldbeinthelane.”

    ”yes,thatislikeenough,cyril;andthehourhe

    sa,too.johnandiight,soastobe

    readytogetthenoffe.”

    cyrilhadalhalfpastnine

    tilltainaheotherchesby

    tus.

    asbefore,justasthebellfirikingelevehree

    entthescraping

    heleft.ithadbeehattheyshouldnotve,lest

    thesoundshouldbeheardoutside.eachgraspedthestoutcudgelhe

    heldinhishand,andgazedattheroofofthehuld

    nooonheskywas

    clear.asbefore,thetethey

    uldclearlyregheyhsittingastrideofthe

    ridgetiles,aheelvesalongbyansoftheirhands.they

    eduntiltheysaertheotherdisappearattheendofthe

    roof,andthenjohnlystoledoairs.thefour

    nstableshadbeenobespeciallywakeful.

    ”theyareatitagaintonight,”johnsaidtotheasheentered.

    ”nooleadenhallstreetstartatonce,

    butdonttakeyourpostattheendofthelaneforanotherfiveor

    sixhethievesoutsideynothaveeupatpresent.as

    yougoout,leavethedoorajar;iesyouothersshould

    standready.dontgototheer,butinthedoorwaybelow

    untilyouhearthele.theyeenortyyards

    upthelane,andookupyourstationatthe

    er;butthentyouhearthewhis

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