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正文 第102节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    ”ishouldsaythatinthreehoursthefirewillbehere,”hesaid.

    ”itybecheckedalittleatthecrosslanes;butifearthatthree

    hoursisallanhopefor.”

    justastheyhadfiakingdohetrunks,captaindaveand

    johnwilkesarrived.

    ”ihavearraheaffair,”theforrsaid.”oldfriend,dick

    son,

    thestairs.noantleandhood,nellie,andbringyour

    therandiddown.”

    thethreeenrs.

    dotsfaceshoears;but,thoughpale,she

    anddtheservant,astout

    herstresssexale.assoonastheyen

    eachshoulderedatrunk.theservantandtheapprenticecarriedone

    bet.s.doanybundlesas

    theyuldcarry.itihestairs.

    theboat,fasteoa

    lighter,anonboard.itcaatonce

    alongside,andiestheyreachedthegoodventure.as

    soonastheenhadasesailors

    randoocarryupthetrunks.

    ”etythelloutinthe,”captaindavesaidtohiswife;”we

    backhus.”

    assoonashehadseentheladiesintothe,captainson

    calledhissonfrank,ate,andhalfadozenofhis

    n.thesecarriedtheboxes,asfastastheyptied,doo

    theboat.

    ”her,”hesaidtocaptaindave.”iwasa

    foolnottothinkofitbefore..”

    assoonastheyreaeofthesailorsoff

    ainingtrunksandbundles,heotherscarried

    upstairsthosetheyhadbrought,andquithe

    reinisofthedraklyand

    steadilydidtheadeto

    thegoodvehehreehours,andattheendofthat

    tialsteverythingportablehadbeencarriedaluding

    severalpieberofobjects

    broughthobycaptaindavefroisvariousvoyages.thelast

    jouey,indeed,eofthestvaluable

    softhestore.captaindave,delightedathavingsavedso

    ch,ore,butcaptainsonwould

    nothearofthis.

    ”thereistifororip,oldfriend,”hesaid,”andthere

    arenythingsinyourstorethatareorethantheir

    insilver.iyotherte,and,hthe

    eightnandourfiveselves,agood

    load.”

    thetrunksepackedents,

    andbrassfittingsofallkinds,tothefullthatuldbe

    carried.allhandstheoe,a

    greatproportionoftheportablegoodsthe

    storehouseintoanarchedcellarbehit.bythetithatthey

    andthe

    fire.

    ”iherthreehoursbeforeus,”captainsonsaid.

    ”itgoestoooleaveallthisneh,

    goodblocks,andotherthings,tobebut.”

    ”therehavebeeerthingsthanthatbuttoday,son.few

    nhavesavedaschasihave,thankstoyourassistahat

    ofthesestoutsailorsofyours.hesofthesetwelve

    boxesareuchastheaining.”

    thesailorsloadshattheyhadtohelpeachothertetthepontheirshoulders,aherfivearcelyless

    ed;and,shortashedistance,allhadtorestseveral

    tisohestairs,settingtheirburdensupon

    teredireets.ohe

    shipsboatshad,afterthefirsttrip,takentheplaceofthelight

    en

    andthegoodserthefirsttrips,the

    softheboxeshadbeeiedondedbythetithe

    lastarrivedthethreeenhadpackedaptysall

    theclothing,linen,andotherarticles,thathadbeentakenbelow.

    captainsonorderedastiffglasstobegiventoeachof

    thesailors,andthenain,

    eal,andpoured

    outfivetulersofwine.

    ”ihavenothadsotoughajobsi,”hesaid.

    ”sayyou,captaindave”

    ”ithasbeenahardingsson,and,intruth,i

    feelfairlyspent.butthoughcheerfuli.

    itseedtoatbreakfasttithattlebeyond

    oodin,andnohing

    valuablethatihave.ishouldhavegrievedgreatlyhadilostall

    thosentosthatittooknighthirtyyearstogather,andthose

    pieyfatherihavelost

    foraruly,ithasbeenanoblesalvage.”

    s.do.theyhadquiterevered

    theirspirits,andany

    thingspre,andcaptaiheir

    thanksforhehaddone.

    aftertheale,andthen

    cyrilproposedthattheyshouldroheriverandsee

    progressthefireakingabovethebridge.s.dot,however,

    uchfatiguedbyhersleeplessnightaroublesand

    etionsoftheingtocareaboutgoing.captaindavesaidthat

    heokeapipe,and

    thatheeingoftheirthingsondecka

    littleshipshape.nellieeracedtheerly,andyoung

    son,efellohapleasant

    fadnner,saidthatheakeaupleof

    handstoroidehadjusttuedtoruout.

    andnellieoher.

    ”youindyouroars,lads,”franksonsaid.”the

    riveriscrohboats.”

    theycrossedovertothesouthwouldhavebeen

    dangeroustopassuhearchesabovehehouseswere

    buing.theflas,hospreadrightacrossthebridge,

    forthehousesonlyoverthepiers,andtheopeningsat

    thearbersofn

    erinbucketsandthrooverthefrontsofthe

    houses,orpassingtheb

    ...
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