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www.192.twthrivingtradebytakingthe
frightenedpeople,hgoodstheycarried,tolightersand
shipsoredintheriver.
thelinesofnpassingbucketshadlongsincebrokenup,itbeing
tooevidentthattheireffortsoftheslightestavail.the
helasttrength,and
bersfarandwide.
cyrilandhispanionshad,aftersatisfyingtheirfirstcuriosity,
settotocarrydown
theirgoodstotheerside.cyrileenand
nieen,andhadgrooapoe
hereveredfroheplague,groaly.he
dohout
difficulty.
bysixoclock,hoedbytheirlabours,and
captaindavesproposal,thattheyshouldgobadgetbreakfast
andhaveaonceagreedto.
atthistithegreaterpartoffishstreetes,the
agnushadfallen,andtheflashadspreadtonyof
thestreetsandalleysrunning.thehousesonthebridgewere
blazing.
”her,ed,astheyentered.
”enwho
theships.ineversahfigures.”
”ocarrytheirgoodsdootheer,
nellie.theneerribleone.”
”thatotherandithewindowforhours
afteryouleft,andtheedablaze.doyouthinkthat
thereisanydangerofitsinghere”
”theestheotherinspiteof
thatithinkthatthereisdaheheatissogreatthatthe
housescatthisside,andeback,thatithad
travelledeasthatifthe
isatpresent,theyroyed.hoill
haveaebreakfast,ofhwearesorelyin
henalkoverhadbestbedone.”
little.theapprenticeshadalreadybeen
out,aedheyatthesestheyhadhat
theyhaddifficultyinpreservingtheirusualquietandsubssive
deanour.captaindavers.
dotandnelliebothlookedpaleandanxious,andcyrilandjohn
erribleseofdestruandthe
iserytheyhadnessed.
aindaveorderedtheapprentino
aises.theyoputuptheshuttersat
ondthentoaorders.
”doyouthinkterdo,cyril”hesaid,heboys
hadlefttheroo
”ishouldsaythatyouhadcertaiergoonboardaship,
captaihereistitovenoany
thingstakenonboard,butiftheregeofhe
flasedoeto
saveanything.doyouknoaineiveyou”
”certainly;iknowofhalfadozen.”
”thenthefirstthingistosecureaboatbeforetheyarealltaken
up.”
”iothestairsatonce.”
”thenishouldsay,john,youhadbettergooffhcaptaindave,
and,assoonashehasarrangedeback
toshore.lettheanlieoffireaforiftheflas
ethisheres,andpeople
stoptoasktotheybelong.itterstilltotakeone
oftheapprehestairstillyouretu,
aieuptoashiptill.”
”thathebestplan,”captaindavesaid.”now,wife,youand
nellieandtheidhadbestsettooncepagupallyour
bestaythinkstvaluable.we
shallhaveti,ihope,tokenytrips.”
”reetahe
fireiskinganyhisdire,”cyrilsaid.”ofurseif
itsingsloetotakeaany
things.andayeveitynotehereatall.”
takiheapprentices,captaindaveandjohnatoarted
fortheadehisward.
already,peoplestofthe
houses.soactedasiftheybelievedthatiftheytookthegoods
outofthehousestheypilesofarticlesof
allkindsalstblockedtheroad.ened
.sostoodattheir
doorsheirhandshelplessly;othersarting
easthbundlesandboxes,occasionallylookingroundas
iftobidfarees.nyofthenseedevenre
nfusedandfrightehantheen,runninghitherandthither
ingalst
distraughthfearandgrief.
cyrilhadnotgonefarhatthehousesonbothsidesof
thestreet,atthefurtherend,es.hewas
obligedtoadvanypeoplewere
recklesslythrothewindardless
oftheyghtfallupon,andhoutthoughtofhoheyo
becarriedaonuntilclosetothefire,andstoodfora
tiiheroarof
theflas,thecragofheheavycrashesthat
toldofthefallofroofsorbells,
shouts,cries,andscrea.thefirespreadsteadily,buthnone
oftherapidityhouseto
houseohersideofthenflagration.thehouses,however,
posedoffirst,
andthefireetisashowerof
tiles,andaburstofflas,shohatithadadvahere,
heloionofthehouseillintact.
”isiting,cyril”s.dotasked,ued.
”itisingsteadily,”hesaid,”andbestoppedbynothing
shortofaracle.ihelpyouinanyway”
”no,”shesaid;”anythingsaspossiblybe
carried.itishatyourthingsareallatying,cyril,
andbeyondtheriskofthisdanger.”
”itatteredlittleaboutthe”hesaid.”iuldhave
replaoney.and
nohefirstplace,ithetrunksandbundlesyouhave
packeddoe.”
assistedbytheapprentidnellie,cyrilgotallthethings
doairs.
”hohink”
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