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正文 第106节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw,and,ihihatitookit.”

    .harveyreinedsilentforawo.

    ”tisbetterso,”hesaidsolely.”thesinsofyouthybe

    fiven,but,hadhelived,hisighthavebeenked.

    hohatitheplague”

    ”ithireet.heinhiswalk,and,ashe

    self.iheldhior

    ant,andthenheslippedfroyarandfellonthepavent,

    anddied.”

    .harveylookedkeenlyatcyril,andtoaskaquestion,

    butcheckedhielf.

    ”heisdead,”hesaid.”godresthissoul,andfivehiissins

    henanhood,

    aoreerhishehild.”

    thenheheldouthishandtocyril,tosignifythathewouldfainbe

    alone.

    onarrivinginlondon,er

    lodgings,adayatthehourappointedina

    letterhefoundaonhisarrival,hearrivedintower

    street,havingriddenthroughthecity.anarofen,whohad

    eupfrollpartsoftheuntry,he

    toainthhfaresnyofthehouseswerealready

    finished,andtheshopsreopened.inotherpartslessprogresshad

    beehetradersostanxioustoresutheir

    business,andstabletopayforspeed.

    captaindavespletedi,

    butthereanyothersfaradvanprogress.thefront

    differedteriallyfrohatoftheoldhouse,inory

    hadprojectedbeyondtheonebelo.inside,hohere

    littlese

    relofty,andthattheresacrosstheceilings.

    oing.

    ”itdoesnotlookquiteliketheoldplace,”s.dotsaid,after

    thefirstgreetings.

    ”notquite,”cyrilagreed.”theneure,ivesita

    differentappearanceasyet;butoo

    that,andyouelikeagain.iseeyouhave

    thebitsoffuitureyousavedintheirolders.”

    ”yes;anditakeagreatdifferencey

    curiositiesupintheirplacesagain,”captaiin.”we

    pulledtheoeofthelueingupabit.

    andshtingisover,cyril”

    ”yes,itlookslikeit.thedutchhaveevidentlyhadenoughofit.

    theyaskedforpeadasbothpartiesedtothekingof

    sediator,andourrepresentativesandthoseofholland

    arenoaybensideredasfinally

    settled.allsquadronsno;therestare

    allsnuglylaidup.itrustthatthereisnoceofanotherwar

    bete.”

    ”ihopenot,cyril.butdeteisacraftyknave,andiseverin

    closealliancehlouis.notforfrenfluehe

    printheheadofaffairs.”

    ”ishouldthinkheischiefinthe

    future,”cyrilsaid.”itowar,and,

    althoughithasstusch,ithasstthedutchverychre,

    andthelossofherrcehashollandtoruin.

    besides,thelastvictoryusthaveloheiational

    pridegreatly.”

    ”youhavehereportsthatareabout,then”

    ”no,ihaveheardnoneeforitto

    traveldoeupto

    tonight.”

    ”hereisareportthatadutchfleetofeightysailhasputto

    sea.itybethattisbutbravadotoshohat,thoughtheyhave

    beggedforpeace,tisnotbecausetheyareinnonditiontofight.

    iknoaybe,butitiscertainthatforthelastthree

    daysthenavalpeoplehavebeenverybusy,andthatpowderisbeing

    sentdo.asforthefleet,sllasitis,itis

    doubtfulenareiablestate

    oftiny,havingreanynths.reover,several

    shipsent,forpurposeitis

    notkforfireships.”

    ”ierepieceofbravado

    oofthedutch,captaiheyuldneverbeso

    treacherousastoattackus,

    hurtastheirpridestbebythedefeat,itisnot

    unnaturaltheyshouldoshohattheystillputabrave

    fleetontheseas,adriventokepeacebecausethey

    uldnot,ifneedbe,ntihewar.”

    ”andnoohavea

    weddingherebeforelong.”

    ”iaightgladtohearit,”cyrilsaidheartily.”andhe

    happyn,nellie”heasked,tuingtowardswhereshehadbeen

    standibefore.butnelliehadfledtheher

    hadopenedhislips.

    ”itisfranksohersaid.”arightgoodlad;andher

    therandiarehherchoice.”

    ”ithoughtthathetehefeereonboard

    hisfathersship,”cyrilsaid.”iaotsurprisedtohearthe

    news.”

    ”theyhavebeenthen,andhegoodventure

    ostofhistidostepney,

    andityoldfriendsonisas

    pleasedasiaapartofthebusinessisthatfrankis

    goingtogiveuptheseaaner.hisfatherohe

    goodventure,and,beinga,

    aledtogivehiifteenhundredpounds,

    intothebusiness.”

    ”thatisacapitalplan,captaihing

    foryoutohavesoyoungandactiveapartner.”

    ”sonhasboughtthehousedostephatwehavebeenliving

    in,andfrankandnelliearegoingtosettlethere,andsonwill

    keithisheadquarters,andwill,ihave

    nodoubt,takeuphissthere,hesea.the

    e,forsonhassethisheart

    oheplicedbeforehesailsagain,andiseenoreasonfor

    delay.youstetotheourse,cyril.indeed,i

    dontthinknelliearriedifyouthere.

    thegirlhasoftenspokenofyoulately.yousee,nohatshereally

    knoloveis,andhasaquiet,happylifetolookforo,

    shefeelsrethaheserviceyoudidher,andtheescapeshe

    had.shetoldtheorytofrankbeforeshesaidyes,whenhe

    askedhertobehisourse,helikedheolessfor

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