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正文 第20节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    theherebeforeyouwill.”

    joheredtheshop,andstood

    thereaster.thelatterand

    cyrilreiheiltheysahedoorofthewarehouse

    open,andthenhurrieddoairs.bothheirstoged

    feet,sothattheirventsshouldbenoiseless.

    ”eon,john;theyareintheyard,”thecaptainwhispered;and

    theyehenoiselesslyon,untiltheystood

    atthedoor.theprocessofunbarriewasnearly

    acplished.asitshisletohis

    lipsahreerushedforward.

    there,afierceirecation,andthreeofthe

    furesatthegatesprangatthescarceablowhadbeen

    stru

    foughtstoutly,butashford,knifein

    hand,hadattackedjohnwilkes,

    ashisattentioside,hadnot

    cyrilbroughthiscudgeldoha

    yellofpain,hedroppedtheknifeahelane.hehadgone

    butashortdistance,hoothehandsofthetwo

    nstables,.oherotly

    knockedhiohhiscudgel,andthenproceededtobindhis

    handsbehindhiheotherranontojoininthefray.itwas

    overbefotthere,andhisradeswereengagedinbinding

    thetfrosthadtakennopartinthefight.hestood

    lookingon,paralysedenwere

    overpoastertohavercy

    onhi

    ”itistoolate,to”thee

    fornths,andnoiyouo

    takeyourshareinthepunishnt.youareaprisohe

    nstableshere,andnotofne,andevenifiolet

    yougo,theyatter.still,ifyoukea

    breastofyouknoit,ioget

    youofflightly;ahatyouarebutaboy,andhavebeen,

    perhaps,ledintothis,theybedisposedtobehardonyou.

    pickupthatlanteandbringithere,johussee

    pluheyakingoffh.”

    theree,butabagntainingsofiftypounds

    ofbrassatings.ohenstablestook

    possessionofthis.

    ”youhadbetterealongasterdot,

    tosignthechargesheet,thoughidontkis

    altogetheeedful,seeingthati;and

    youorrotenoclock.”

    ”ihyou,”thecaptainsaid;”butislipinand

    putshoeson;ibroughttheoyhandandshallbereadyin

    anute.youyashisgateagain,john.iwillgo

    outthroughthefrontdoorandjoihelane.”ashe

    intothehouse,joheandputupthebar,then

    tookupthelanteandsaidtocyril,

    ”astercyril,thishasbeenagoodnightsighty

    thankfuliahatthepirates.itwasagooddayfor

    usalletotheighthavegoneon

    robbinghiilltheticathatthereoretorob;

    andishouldneverhaveheldupheadagain,forthoughthecaptain

    toruin,

    otherpeopleightneverhavegota

    yinnoogototheendofthe

    yardaheydidogetintotheeansof

    thate,asyouthoughttheydid.”

    theyfoundthattheehadbeensjustfarenoughto

    affordafootholdtothoseloselvesontoitfrohe

    roof.thedooroftheloftstoodopen.

    ”justasyousaid.youuldnothavebeenrighter,notifyouhad

    see.andnoayasheplace

    again,andtuiainhasgotthekeyofthefrontdoor,

    andofthestairs.”

    oventinthehouse,and

    dootheshop,hhadbeenalreadyopenedbyjohnwilkes.

    ”itseequiethere,houttheapprentices,john.isthereanyway

    inhihelp”

    ”no,thankyou,sir.ovingthegoodsabouttillafter

    breakfast,andthen,nodoubt,thecaptainanin

    tohelp.ireheogetaneighbourintogivean

    eyetotheplacetheurt.”

    ”iseethereistheropestillhangingfroheiryril

    said,asheoutintotheyard.

    ”ithoughtitbesttoleaveitthere,”johnwilkesreplied,”andi

    aintbeenupintothelofteither.itisbesttoleavettersjust

    astheythe

    urttolookatthe”

    ilyasseledatbreakfast,s.dotwaslookingvery

    grave.thecaptain,oherhand,alspirits.

    nellie,asusual,elate.

    ”hatcyrilalone

    other.

    ”johnwilkesisdoeup

    andhavehisbreakfastherreplied.

    ”areboththeappre,then”sheasked.

    ”theapprentily.

    ”inlio,fatherean”

    ”itansthattheyareingaol,dear.”

    nellieputdoheknifeandforkthatshehadjusttakenup.

    ”areyoujoking,father”

    ”veryfarfrot,dear;itisnojoketoanyofuscertainlynot

    to,andnottorobertashford,ortorost.theyhavebeen

    robbingforthelastyear,and,fhtiknohat.if

    ithadnotbeenforstercyrilithavebeenverylong

    beforeishouldhavehadtoputshuttersup.”

    ”buthoheyrobyou,father”

    ”bystealinggoods,andsellingthenellie.theheydidit

    selvesbyaropefroheirotheroofof

    theogetdotheotherendontothee,and

    thenintotheloft.thentheydoooktheyhada

    fancyto,undidthedoor,andintotheyard,andthenhanded

    overtheirbootytothefelloingatthegateforit.last

    nightatit,afterhavihechforten

    days.”

    ”thatisiheardlastnight,then,”shesaid.”iwaswokebya

    loudle,andtheniheardasoundofquarrellingandfightingin

    thelahoughtitero

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