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正文 第100節 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小說    m.lizi.tw栗子網  www.lizi.tw栗子小說    m.lizi.twdtohoisttheirflagsupon

    anothernofwar.

    theingthefleetsailedtosevelt,heusual

    rendezvousofthedute,

    altogetherundisturbedbytheehefanfanwashere

    thhlyrepaired.

    onjuly29ththeysailedforulic,heyarrivedonaugust7th,

    therary.

    leaingthatthereertnlyiween

    theislandsofulidschelling,guardedbybuttenofwar,and

    thatthereagazinesofgoodsontheseislands,itwas

    deteroattaallfrigates,ofaslightdraught

    ofer,andfivefireships,edfortheattack,together

    annedbyninehundredn.

    ontheeveningofthe8th,cyrilogo,inthefan

    fan,torennoitrethepositionofthedutch.hedidnotsail

    untilafteightfall,and,onreagthepassagebethe

    islands,heloouthisoars,anddriftedhthe

    tidesilentlydoertfleet,ch

    seedtobekept,andintheingcarriedtheneosirrobert

    hols,theheexpedition,horedaleague

    froheentrance.

    cyrilhadsouhepassageashethrough,anditwasfound

    thatthefrigatesulderit.theseatthe

    anouthoftheharbour,the

    tiger,sirrobertholssflagship,oanchor,

    andheboardthefanfan,onedhisflag.

    theeonboard,anditwasarranged

    thattheperoke,alldraughtofer,should

    eohefivefireships.

    theattackpletelysuccessful.thefireshipsgrappled

    enof,ertn

    royedbytheothers.thesdashedintothefleet,

    and,ertnandfour

    privateers,einacreek,defendedbyabattery,the

    ertn,thesllestofh

    lessthan200tonsburden,andallheavilyladen,were

    bued.

    theday,sirrobertholslandedelevenparoopson

    theislandofseveltandbutbandaris,itsprincipaltoh

    itsgazinesandstorehouses,causingalosstothedutch,

    aillionguilders.this,and

    thelossofthegreatfleet,inflictedaveryheavyblohe

    r

    ohebatteries,and,onherrejoiningthefleet,princerupert

    deteroseoenglandsothatsheuldbethhly

    repairedandfittedoutagain.cyrilsordersotakeherto

    chathaandtohandherovertothedockyardauthorities.

    ”idonotthicheoutandfightusagainthis

    autu,sircyril,soyoutakeyoureaseinlondonasitpleases

    you.,andit

    leastanthafteryourarrivalbeforethefanfanisfitforsea

    again.itybeagooddeallohanthat,fortheyarebusyupon

    therepairsoftheshipssenthoafterthebattle,andwillhardly

    takeanyhandsoffthesetoputontothefanfan.inoctoberwe

    shallallbeinghoagain,sothat,untilspring,itis

    hardlylikelythattheredoing.”

    cyrilaglyretuedtolondon.therary,andit

    untilthelastdayofaugustthathedroppedanchorinthe

    d,heposteduptolondonthe

    ing,and,findingnvechaersinthesavoy,he

    installedhielfthere,andthenproceededtothehouseoftheearl

    ofohehisson.

    findingthattheearlandhisfalyhisplaear

    sevenoaks,heintothecity,aheeveningatcaptain

    daves,havingorderedhisservanttopackasllvalise,andbring

    itoing.hehadgoobedbutanhour

    hisdoor.

    ”thereisagreatfirebuingnotfaroff,sircyril.anwhoran

    pasttolditthetopoffishstreet.the

    captaiingup,andisgoingouttoseeit;for,hsuchdry

    ay

    go.”

    edto

    sliponhisclothesinahurry,,and,hjohn

    heysalliedout.thereinthe

    sky,andthebellsofnyofthechurchesthe

    firealarastheypassed,nypeopleputtheirheadsoutfrobr >

    iheyapproached

    these.adozenhousesthose

    heinhabitantsovingtheirvaluables.thefire

    panies,en

    eddo

    handtohand.heer,ho

    arrivedatthefire,and,inthefae,it

    seedtokenoiressionever.

    ”theyghtaspttopuoutaleakyshiphachilds

    squirt,”thecaptainsaid.”thefireselfout,andwe

    stprayheaventhattheogether;tisn,but

    itesacrossthesenarroreets.tis

    luckythatitisfroheeast,sothereislittlefearthatitwill

    travelinourdire.”

    theyleatthatthefirehadbeguninthehouseoffaryhe

    kingsbaker,thoughnoneknehadgotalight.itlong

    beforetheflasleaptacrossthelane,fiveorsixhousescatg

    firealstatthesant.aaybrokefrohecrowd,

    andthefrightoftheneighboursincreased.halfcladenhurried

    froheirhouses,carryingtheirbabes,anddraggingtheiryounger

    enstaggeredalonghtrunksofclothingand

    valuables.nyheirhandshelplessly,hecitych

    guardedthestreetsleadingtopuddinglane,soastopreventthieves

    andvagabondsfroakingadvahenfusiontoplunder.

    esspreadfroousetohouse.aportion

    offishstreetagnusin

    dahefearsofthepeopleincreasedinproportiontothe

    advahenflagration.the

    alard,and,inallthestreetsround,peopleo

    revetheirgoods.theriverseedtardedbyallasthe

    safestplathevariouslandingplaceshad

    alreadyeup,andtheseweredoinga

    ...
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