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正文 第22节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    astofindiheactofrobbery,aifiedtothe

    desperateresistaheyhadofferedtocapture.captaihen

    ehenessbox,andstothegoodsthatwerefound

    ontheeinghisproperty,andtheedhoeto

    hisknohatheadhad,

    eightdayspreviously,seenhisticesgettingalongthe

    roof,afrohewarehousedoor,hadopened

    theate,andhadhandedoodstheyhadbroughtout

    topersonsunkno.

    ”intheirssionofthetheft”the

    alderninthechairasked.

    ”beeniobethechief

    e,

    adeoff.therefore,ithoughtitbetterto

    untiliuldlayhandsonthelso,andsogotfournofthe

    aininthehouseatnight.”

    theorelatehoergsevennights,hehad

    agaiheappreheirheroof,andhow

    theyandthereceiversoftheirbootyakenbythech,aided

    byhielf,hisforen,andstercyrilshenstone,elling

    inhishouse.

    afterjohnotheboxand

    relatedhoakeuphis

    books,hefound,uponstockbeingtaken,thatthereiency

    totheauntofnyhundredsofpoundsiainstores,notably

    suchashoutbeingbulky.

    ”isanythingknoagistrateaskedthe

    officerofthecitychargeofthecase.

    ”nothingisknoenarewell

    knoeofpeterjohnson,isonejoseph

    er;hekeepsarineshopclosetothetoehe

    hasbeensuspectedofbeingareceiverofstolengoods,butwehave

    neverbeeolayfingeronhiefore.theothernhas,for

    thelastyear,actedashisassistantintheshop;heanslosely

    tothedesan,ephraiowler,whohaslongbeen

    ananinabrigtradingtoyaruth.afteran

    altercation,andthee

    ingtohisassistahenpelledthe

    othertenonboardtolethiaketheboat.heywereoff

    brightlingseaherobeenheardofsince.ifyou

    andthebeforeheesupagainihopetofindthenwho

    .weareinpossessionof

    josephersshop,andhavefoundlargequantitiesofgoodsthat

    obelievearetheproceedsoftheseandother

    robberies.”

    aftertheprisonershadleftthedock,captaiothe

    officer.

    ”ibelieve,”hesaid,”thattheboyhasnotvoluntarilytakenpartin

    theserobberies,buthasbeenledahreats

    totakepartintheheybeabletogiveyousoassistance,for

    ybetheseheonlypersonstothestolengoods

    havebeensold,andheybeabletoputyouorackofother

    receivers.”

    ”thetterisoutofhandsnoheofficersaid,”butiwill

    representyousayintheproperquarter;andnoter

    erounde;youybeabletopieofyour

    property.adeaseizureoftheplaho.ihadall

    theneinondutythisingtotakealookatthe

    prisoners.forturegniseder,and

    youyguesseiingaseardgoing

    doostiortantcaptureadefor

    soti,aothedisveryofotherrobberiesthathave

    beenpuzzlingusfornthspast.thereisagangknoheblack

    gang,butolayhandsonanyoftheir

    leaders,andsuchfellouredhaverefusedtosaya

    ber

    ofrobberiesofasteriouskind,noneofo

    tradtheyhavebeenputdoegang.thechief

    nstableisethere,ahh

    searises,anditislikeenougheacross

    soportaanyrate,ifeofthe

    artispeakingof,itwillbea

    strongproofthaterisohechiefsofthegang,andthat

    yleadtofurtherdisveries.”

    ”youhadbetterehus,john,”captaindavesaid.”youknowour

    goodsbetterthanidoself.e,cyril”

    ”ishouldbeofnouseiifyingthegoods,sir,andiauein

    halfanhouratoneofshops.”

    thesearchiveohereeofan

    undergrouheboardsoftheshopbeingtaken

    up,ithatthereendihewhole

    house.thisntainedaniensevarietyofgoods.inoneerwas

    apileofpperboltsthatcaptaindaveandjohn

    atonakerfroheyobtained

    theirstock.thereopperandbrassshipandhouse

    fittings,andaverylargequantityofrope,principallyofthesizes

    iockhadbeenfounddefit;buttothesecaptain

    daveosiontothesearticlesthecellar

    ntainedanuerofchests,allofobefilled

    iscellaneousarticlesofwearingapparelrollsofsilk,

    velvet,aterialscurtains,ches,clocks,

    oantsofallkinds,andansiderableauntofplate.asang

    theseanyarticlesothedescriptionsgivenoodsthathadbeenstolenfrontryhouses,thewholewere

    iouhechiefnstable,andcarriedas.the

    upperpartofthehouseheapped,

    ined.several

    hidingplacesportancedisveredin

    the

    ”ishouldadviseyou,”thechiefnstablesaidtocaptaio

    putinaclaioreveryarticlerrespondinghthoseyouhave

    lost.ofurse,ifanyoneelseesforsina

    claithetterobegoo,andifherofyou

    absolutelysothethings,isupposeyouosettle

    itsohostheyou

    allhoutquestion,foryoushat,tothebestofyour

    knoplesofyourown

    goodstosho.ihavenodoubt

    thatag

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