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正文 第89节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.twhouldhaveetoseeyourtherandsirjohn,harry.iknow

    hoiedtotheandaslongasiliveshallnever

    e.butihad

    reseengtoo

    presuuponitfurther.ihad,ofurse,toyliving,and

    iyselftothetobeabletosaythati

    hadnoteasabeggarforfurtherfavours,butthatiaking

    e,foryour

    fatherohatififolloeerwas

    plaeringfnservice,heelettersof

    introduthate.hadithatfavourstillto

    askiulddoite.butrethanthatihave

    asked,evenhadiedbread,hankgodhe

    case.”

    ”iytherassuredlywould

    aloseeyou.youknoeof

    hers.”

    ”hadyoubeeoetosee

    herandyouassoonasihadfairlyestablishedself,butiheard

    froyfatherthatyouhadallgoheuntrysoonafter

    theunfortunatequarrelhehadhsirjohn,andthereforedelayed

    takinganystepfortheti,andindeeddidnotknopartof

    theuntryyourfathersestateslay.ikno

    assooued.”

    ”theyhadneverbeenforfeited,”harrysaid.”fatherretiredfrobr >

    thestruggleafteaseby,andashehadiialfriendsang

    thepuritans,thereureofhisestates,andwewere

    thereforeable,asyouknofortatdunkirk,his

    steoniesas

    yourself.yourbrainssthaveservedyourarelysohow,foryou

    aredressediestfashion,andiookyouforaurt

    gallante.”

    ”ihavebeentrulyfortunate,harry,andindeedeverythinghastued

    outasifspeygood,and,inaststrangeand

    unlookedfornner,ihavejusteintofathersestates

    again.”

    ”ialadiohearit,cyril.tellhoe

    about.”

    cyriltoldthestoryofhislifesincehehadetolondon.

    ”youhave,indeed,hadstrangeadventures,cyril,and,thoughyousay

    littleaboutit,yousthavedohingspecialtohavegained

    princerupertspatronageandintrodutourt;butishall

    allthatoutofyousoday,etitfrotherlips.a

    ntrastyourlifehasbeentoneherehaveyoubeeneaingyour

    livingbravely,fightinginthegreatbattleagainstthedutch,going

    throughthatterribleplague,andofortune,

    helifeofaschoolboy.ourestatesliein

    shropshire,andassoonasyfatherplacedat

    aschoolatshreaiillhisdeath,andthen,as

    yurse

    toplete.ionlyer

    esihopethatyouedooardleighandstayhus;it

    ythergreatpleasuretoseeyouagain,forineversee

    herbutshespeaksofyou,andeofyou,andif

    youarestillalive.”

    ”assuredlyie,andthaththegreatestpleasure,”cyril

    said,”providingonlythatiaotthenatsea,his,ifear,

    likely,asirejointheshipassoonasprinceruperttakesthesea

    againstthedutch.holyuietoyou.”

    ”ifyoudoso,letitbetoardleigh,nearshrewsbury,shropshire.

    shouldibehereyther

    to.”

    chapterxix

    takingpossession

    cyrilstayedaoxford.hegreatlyehevisit;andnot

    onlyostlyreerradesonboardthe

    hea,butprincerupertspokeslyinhisfavourto

    eoheintroducedhihathenolongerfelta

    straurt.ehespenthharryparton,

    andinhisroosaethingofllegelife,edtohi

    verypleasantandrryone.hehadascertained,assoonashe

    arrived,thattheearlofilyhis

    estate,heplacefrookhistitle,andhadatonce

    hereceivedanadayof

    hisstayatoxford.itntainedainvitationforhioe

    dooh.

    ”yousayyouonorotakepossessionofyour

    estate.ifyouridedirectfroxford,ourplacelittle

    outofyourhereforeakenoexcuseforyouot

    ingtoseeus,andshalllookforyouthe

    dateofthis.hough

    yousayaboutiioncarriedbylettersistrueenough,and,

    ihereonths,o

    fearthattheusthavebefallenyouterarrived

    froouindeceer.still,ightnotknohere

    ightbeinguntilyouuldfind

    thatout.fatherbidssaythatheakenorefusal.since

    retuherethaneverregardsyouasbeingthegoodgeniusof

    thefaly,anditiscertainlypassingstra,aftersaving

    sisterslivesfroireyoushould,thoughinsodifferentaway,

    havesavedfrosilardeath.sosetoffassoonasyouget

    thisthatis,ifyoutearyourselfathegaietiesof

    oxford.”

    cyrilhad,indeed,beenspeciallyingforsydneysanswer,having

    toldhihatheshouldreinatoxforduntilhereceivedit,andon

    thefollooinghepackedhisvaliseandrodeforh,

    eattheearlswasa

    strdialone.hespentae

    sydhiseaestrequest,startedfoor.the

    earlhadinsistedoncyrilsacceptingasplendidhorse,andbehind

    hionhisotheranil,rodeayoungfelloall

    tenantontheearlsestate,hehadengagedasaservant.hehad

    ,tellinghihathewould

    shortlyarrive,andbegginghioorderthetsofhis

    father,hehad,athisrequest,eakecareofthe

    housetogettbersinreadinessforhihuld

    doubtlessbeeasilydone,ashehadleatfrohedeedthatthe

    fuitureandallsofthehousehadbeenincludedinthe

    gift.afterputtingupattheinn,her.

    pophahefound,hadhadarooreparedinreadinessforhithis

    house,butcyril,forso

    ...
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