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正文 第23節 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    sheavesforblocks,andthingsofthatsort,

    asitisclearthatthereisagooddealofyourstuffiock

    foundbelobeverygreat.thereisno

    doubtithasbeenasplendidfindforus.itislikelyenoughthatwe

    shalldisverangthoseboxesgoodsthathavebeenobtainedfro

    sreofrobberiesinlondon,andlikelyenoughiry.we

    havearrestedthreenen,andy

    getfrooofthenfortionthatolayhandson

    sooftheothersheserobberies.”

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    kidnapped

    thatafteooncaptaihebridewell,andhadan

    interviefrost,inthepresehe

    prison.

    ”,ineverexpectedtohavetoetoseeyouinaplace

    likethis.”

    ”ialadiaere,ster,”theboysaideaestly,htearsin

    hiseyes.”idontndiftheyhang;iheranythingthan

    goonasihavebeendoing.ike,andwheneveriheard

    anyoneadesureitready

    totelleverything,ster;iknoeverishallget,

    butthatehalfaschasithasdone,havingtogoon

    livinginthehousehyou,andknoorobyou

    allalong.”

    ”anythingthatyousaystbetakendoheofficersaid;”andi

    tprosethatitakeanydifferenyoursentence.”

    ”idonotgoingtotellthetruth.”

    ”veryhen,iakedohingyousay.buta

    nute.”

    heandcalled.

    ”isthechiefnstablein”heaskedaneup.”ifheis,

    askhiostephere.”

    aerthechiefnstable.

    ”thisprisonerakeanfession,sterhols.ithought

    itbestthatyoushouldbehere.youhearhesaysthen,and

    ityhelpyouinyourinquiry.besides,youythinkofquestions

    onpointion;heuandsthatheisspeaking

    entirelyofhisonoprose

    everthathissodoingerhissentehoughnodoubt

    itakenintoion.”

    ”quiteso,”thenstablesaid.”thisisnotacasewhereone

    prisoedtotukingsevidence

    againsttheothers,because,astheyi,nosuch

    evidenecessary.hingwasdone,and

    .”

    ”ietorobster,”theboysaid.”i

    houghtofrobbiolondon,father

    saidto,,behoheysaythereare

    roguesupinlondon;dontyouhaveanythingtodo.one

    evening,aboutayearagoiouthrobert,andtoa

    shophealdgate.ihadneverbeentherebefore,but

    robertker,anthatakeninthe

    lane.robertsaidthenionofhisfathers,andhad

    beenkindtohidoe,andthe,

    e,vedforsothing,andputhishand

    againstpocket.

    ”hullohesaid;haveyougotthere

    ”nothing,isaid.

    ”oh,haventyouahishandinpocket,andbroughtout

    tenguineas.hullohesaid;e

    yesterdayyouhadnotgotagroat.ust

    havebeenrobbiill

    ”iehatiuldnotsayanything,exceptthatidid

    notkhereandiuldshatihadnottouched

    thetill.ihtehinkthen,butihavesince

    thoughtthattheguineasypocketatall,butwerein

    robertshand.

    ”thatansaid.itisclearthatyouarea

    thief.isafroourpocket,and,asa

    n,itisdutytotakeyoutoyoursterandtellhiort

    ofanapprenticehehas.youareyoung,andyouoffha

    thepillory,andthateachyouthathoyisthe

    bestpolicy.

    ”sohegothishatandputiton,andtookbythellarasifto

    hauloutintothestreet.iykobegfor

    rdatlasthesaidthatheatterquietifi

    e;andiwasso

    frightehatisodoso.

    ”forabitthereeout

    overtheroof,andogoouttogetherandgotoplaceswhere

    thereen,andtheygaveus

    proposedthathroughthe

    k,butasthroughhefilledhispocketsh

    thingsandtoldtotakesotoo.isaidi.thenhe

    threateoraisethealarandsaidthate

    doegetuptoedoheropeonto

    theetoseeiwasdoing,

    andhadfoundioftakinggoods,andthat,ashehad

    beforethetill,asafriendofhis

    uldtestify,hefeltthatitnyouatonce.i

    knocallyoudo

    ie,and

    eversihenwehavebeenrobbingyou.”

    ”haveyoudoneoneyyougotforthethings”the

    nstableasked.

    ”ihadagroatsotis,”theboysaid,”butthatisall.robert

    saidfirstthatishouldhaveashare,butisaidiwouldhave

    nothingtodoebecauseiuldnot

    helpit.thoughihavetakenagroatortetis,thatisalli

    havehad.”

    ”doyouknouchroberthad”

    ”no,sir;ineversapaidanyney.isupposedthathehadso

    beesheshouldsetupashopforhielf,

    doeseaporttoofhisapprenticeship;but

    ihaveneverseenhineybeyondalittlesilver.idont

    khat

    tusinthelane.iusedalestraightbacktobed,but

    generallyhe.iusedtofasteeafterhi

    abackovertheeshedidntein

    tillalittlebeforedaybreak.”

    ”enthattyouinthelane”

    ”no,sir.thesteroftheshopthere.thebign

    haseforthelastthreeorfournths,andthereher

    n.theyusedtobeanca,

    butsinca,excepthe

    sterofthe

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