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正文 第99节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    hoseteportsh

    touchushere.sheeupintheogiveusa

    broadside.sheisvingsoslhtheerthatitwould

    takeheralongtitoeround,aered

    thisgreatflagshiproundtocrushsuchatinyfoe.”

    theboatsen,after

    layingintheiroars,clusterediglee.

    ”hosetheste

    yourrk.tryandsendyourshotsthroughtheportholes.itwillbe

    aatthehull,fortheballsperate

    thethieer,thestraighteryou

    aiherecethereisthatthedutdont

    stoptoaierystraightongthebr >

    everysend.ely,andonegunisnottofire

    untiltheotherisloadedagain.iyself.”

    it,andthecreheysahesplinters

    flyattheedgeoftheporthole.shotaftershoth

    varyingsuccess.

    thedutedtoighepreseheir

    tihecreostpart,busyaloftrepairing

    dages,andafterhalfanhoursfiring,houteligareply,

    theboatsafttocyril,andsuggestedthattheyshouldnow

    aitthespars.

    ”aluightdoagooddealofdage,sir,”hesaid.”the

    herisfineenoughatpresent,butthereisnosayingwhena

    geye,andifainsparsit

    ghtbetheansofherbeingblohewindspring

    upintherightdire.”

    cyrilassented,andfireasts.afewropes

    ageeduntilashotstruck

    ohehalliardblocksofthespanker,andthesailaton

    down.

    ”ithastakenabigbitoutofthest,too,”theboatsalled

    exultinglytocyril.”ithinkthatenup.”

    aeritthattheshothadatleasthadthat

    effethesteofthedutch

    flagship,and,siltaneouslyethehubr >

    oftflyingoverhead.delightedathaviedthe

    dutshatlast,thecrehefanfantookofftheir

    hatsandgavealoudcheer,andthelythanbefore,

    settleddoednofirst,atthe

    portholes.fourorfiveshotseachofthe

    littlegunsbeforethedutchethe

    thunderis.thefanfanstopstarriedawaybyone

    oftheshot,buttheotherenoldto

    cutaheherestntiheirfire.ohe

    shotsoftheeerdirected.itstruckthedeckclose

    tothefootofthest,ttedgreathavocyrils,and

    passedoutthroughthestebeloheerline.cyrilleaptdown

    thepanionasheheardthecrash,shoutingtotheboatso

    follo.theingthroughtheholeijet.

    cyrilseizedapillouffeditintotheshothole,being

    drenchedfroeadtofootintheoperatiohesailorshad

    follotohisassistance.

    ”getouttheoarsatonce,”hesaidtotheboatshershot

    likethisandsheakea

    plug.thereisnoholdingthispillospladtheer

    esinfaststill.”

    thesailortookcyrilspostedin

    cuttingtheplug;thisothesizeofthehole,

    andthendrivenin.itstoppedtherushoftheer,butagooddeal

    stillleakedthrough.

    bythetithishefanfanhadnsiderablyincreased

    herdistas

    thedutastteabovethe

    deck,bringingitdohacrash.fortunately,hecrew

    astalongside,

    cutthesailfrotsfasteningtothehoopsandgaff,andthen

    severedtheshroudsandalloasttodriftahey

    agailedtheelvestotheoars.althougheverynrowedhis

    hardest,thefanfanerbeforeshereachedthe

    fleet,ilesasteoftheeyfirstbeganto

    row.

    ”shouted,asthelittlecraft

    agebesidesyoursparsi

    seeyouareloheer.”

    ”hroughourste,sir;inaplug,buttheer

    esinstill.eronboardforidontthink

    sheanynuteslongeruheholebetter

    stopped.”

    theprier

    calledtbringsoshortlengthsof

    thickharongpartytoreevetackletothe

    inyard.assoonasthehahirtyfeetih,were

    brought,theyothedeckofthefanfan,andthe

    officertoldthederher,onenearead,and

    toknotthehaethisrongtackles

    e

    upontotheship.thetacklesannedandhauledonby

    strongparties,andthefanfanhe

    boatsbelotheplug,and,asthe

    littleyachtedup,theerranoutofit.assoonasthe

    holeheerlevel,thetackleattheboasgradually

    slaedoffuntilshelayhherforepartintheer,h

    selfover

    theste,andnailed,firstapieceoftarredvas,andthena

    squareofplank,overthehole.theacklewaseasedoff,

    andthefanfanfloatedonalevelkeel.hercredooher

    again,and,inhalfanhour,puedherfreeofer.

    bythisti,theresultsofthevictoryheenglish

    side,theresolutionheonlyshiplost,shehavi

    byadutchfireship;threeenglishcaptains,andaboutthreehundred

    herhand,thedutchlosttyships,four

    adrals,agreatnyoftheiren.

    itostpletevictained

    throughouttheanyofthebritishshipshadsufferedagood

    deal,thatostofall,forithadbeen

    sobatteredinthefighthderuyterthatthedukeandprince

    ruperthadbeenobligedtoleaveher,an

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