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正文 第84节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tweravelsandvoyages.hehad

    neversochasdreaofabooklikethis,andforthefew

    dayshedevoureditspages.

    ”youarenotlookingsoabruptly

    oneday.

    ”iaoingnothingbutreadingshakespeare,doctor.”

    ”thenyouaredoingwrong,lad.youwillneverbuildyourselfup

    unlessyoutakeexercise.”

    ”thestreetsaresolancholy,doctor,andi

    retusickatheartandinlos.”

    ”thatiething,”andhe

    satforahenhesaidsuddenly,”doyou

    uandtheofaboat”

    ”yes,doctor;itygreatestpleasureatdunkirktobeouth

    thefishern.”

    ”thathen.godooheriverside.thereare

    hundredsofboatslyingidlethere,fortherearenopassengersand

    notrade,andhalfoftheiroe

    nthere;havingnothiodo,so.say

    youonthsortobuyone.you

    oneforafeonehasailas

    thefirstthingafterbreakfast,andgoupor

    doaysuit.takesobreadandat

    e.thenyouspendyour

    eveningsyselfedoakea

    sailetis.thathelourbatoyour

    cheeks,andkeaneanofyou.hatihadthoughtofit

    before”

    cyriledhtheidea,and,goingdooblackfriars,

    boughtahasailforapound.itsohe

    leaedheedthebargainhout

    difficulty,forsheoststarving.

    ”ihaveboughtit,”hesaid,”becauseitybethatiygetit

    dagedorsunk;butioforsixonths,and

    attheendofthattiiyoubackagain.assoonasthe

    plagueisovertheres,andyouo

    letit,ortosellitatafairprice.”

    john

    hehaddone.

    ”thatistheverythingforyou,”hesaid.”ihavebeenathickhead

    nottothinkofit.ihavebeeseeing

    yousitthereanddonothingbutread,ahereseednothing

    elseforyoutodo,forteireetsisenoughtiveoheheartache.ybeiforasailhyou

    selfsotis,forthereisnofearofthehousebeingbrokeninto

    bydaylight.”

    ”notintheslightest,john.ihopethatyoueoute

    alyself,andbesides,idont

    thinkthatiatrongenoughyettonageapairofscullsfor

    long,areoccasionallyonhavingtorothe

    tide.evenifthehappened,andanyonedidbreakinandcarry

    offafesurecaptaindavebleatthe

    losseoutao

    heboat,yhealthssake.”

    ”thathe,”johnsaidheartily;”notiftheystrippedthe

    houseandshopofeverythingthere.”

    chapterxviii

    astrokeofgoodfortune

    havingfinallydisposedofjohnoleavingthe

    housedurii,cyrilthehevery

    day.ifthetidee

    doheebb.ifittheydo

    .heheyhoistedthe

    sail;atothertis,theyroheexercise,

    soondidtheirfirstuldonlytakeonescull,and

    thatonlyforashortti,butattheendofafhto

    hforati,ortorohoneforhours.thefeelingof

    lassitudepassedahelour

    usclesstrengthened,andhebeganto

    putonflesh.

    theyber,andneededgarntshe

    pletelyfflinghiphey

    hoistedthesail;butthelderup,andhewas

    ofteninedtoshouthpleasureastheheboat

    alongbeforeit.

    itoknohatbythege.in

    theober3rdthedeathsofficiallygivenwere4,328,

    thoughatleastahousandstbeaddedtothis,freat

    nuersofdeathsfroheplaguedooothercauses,and

    veryny,especiallythoseofinfaall.it

    anypeopleedasever,butthatthe

    virulehediseaseed,andthat,

    scareofthoseattackedrevered,inoctoberbutoof

    everythreediedofthelady.

    inthesendberofdeathsbytheplaguewas

    but2,665,andonly1,250ihirdbers

    illattacked.people,hoareless,andran

    unnecessaryrisks,and,innsequehefirstber

    thenuerofdeathsroseby400.afterthisitdecreasedrapidly,

    andthepeopleebackagainthereso

    becauseithadhat

    therehadspentitsforce,than

    inplaceshadbutlatelybrokenout.theshopsbegantoopen

    again,areetstoreassutheirforrappearance.

    cyrilhadestocaptaindohow

    ttersber,hearingthattheywere

    thinkingofretuiodoso.

    ”nyofthoseuedhavefallensiddied,”he

    said.”itseetobutauselessriskoflife,aftertakingso

    chpainstoavoidiion,tohurrybackbeforethedangerhas

    altogetherpassed.inyourcase,captaihereistheless

    reasonforit,sihereisnolikelihoodoftheshippingtrade

    beingrenehepresent.alltheportsofeuropeareclosedto

    ourships,anditisliketobealongtibeforetheylosefearof

    us.eveingtradeislostforthepresent.therefore,

    advieweeks.allis

    goingoingquitestrongagain,and,bythe

    ordersofthedoouthjohndailyforalongrow,andhave

    gainedefitfrot.johnsendshisrespects.hesaysthat

    everythingisshipshapeaboveandbelohecraftholdingwell

    ohinkofretuingatpresent,

    andsaysthatitanship,asforacaptainwhohas

    deagoodoffinginagale,andhasplentyofsearootorun

    ...
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