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正文 第107节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    hi”

    ”thefelloheplague,captaindave.hislastao

    tryandrevengehielfonbygivingtheiion,for,

    etingireets,hethresroundandexclaid,

    ihavegivenyoutheplaguetheyhelastwordsheever

    spoke,faveahideouslaugh,andthendroppeddowndead.

    horuly,forthatnightisiedofit.”

    ”thenyourkionelliers.

    dotsaid,layingherhandonhisshoulder,hetearsstood

    inhereyes.”andyouoldusthisbefore”

    ”therehingtotell,”cyrilreplied.”ifihadnotcaughtit

    froiishouldhave,doubtless,takenitfroooneelse,fori

    antlyinthe,anduldhardlyhavehopedto

    escapeanattaoaiusgodoairs,andsee

    thestore.”

    ”johhere,”thecaptainsaid,

    asheorrow.ihave

    hurriedonthehouseasfastaspossible,andasnoothersin

    businesshaveyetopened,ilooktodoathrivingtradeatonce.

    sonhereisscarcea

    captainofportbutknohat

    ouenerlyextendthebusiness.”

    captaisupperti,and,afterspending

    apleasantevening,cyrilretuedtohislodgingsirand.the

    dayheehallat

    fullspeed,and,asitcaalong,hecaughtsightofthedukeof

    alberle,ateenfusion.hiswigwas

    aed.ashis

    eyefelloncyril,heshoutedouttothepostillionstostop.asthey

    pulledup,heshouted,

    ”juin,sircyriljuin,foryourlife.”

    astohisaddress,cyrilrantothedoor,ope,and

    juedin,andthedukeshoutedtothepostillionstogoon.

    ”doyouthink,sirdoyouthink”roaredtheduke.”those

    treacheroussuhedutch,haveappearedhagreatfleet

    ofseventynofhis

    ingatdaybreak,andhavetakenthepladchathaiesopen

    totheboozledandtricked.hevillainswere

    pretendingtheyheyhavebeelyfitting

    out,aheyareatsheeess.auntedssengerbroughtin

    theesago.”

    ”havetheytakensheeess,sir”

    ”yes;thereouhefort,andno

    preparatioheshipsthatheredidnothing.therascals

    areintinyandslloney

    votedfortheeiheurt.itisenoughtodriveone

    yen,whose

    nasaretheforestiry,iy

    otheeast,andiftheyghtupthe

    daybetherethisafteoon,andhavethewholeofour

    shipsattheirrakeblaketuinhisgrave

    thatsuindignityshouldbeofferedus,thoughitbebutthe

    outeoftreacheryoofthedutdofgross

    negligenours.butiftheygiveusadayortoprepare,we

    sothingtodobeforetheycarryout

    theirdesign,and,ifoneuldbutrelyonthesailht

    eveheff;butitisdoubtfulhertheknaves.

    thefortsareunfihoughthehree

    yearssindallthisisnottheofit,for,afterthey

    havetakenchathathereisnaughttopreventtheiringupto

    london.wehavehadplagueandbarded

    bytheduthecroo

    bringaboutanotherrevolutioninengland.”

    theyposteddoasfastasthehorsesuldgallop.the

    instantthenean,on

    horseback,toorderhorsestobeinreadiogeateach

    postingstation.notaherefore,.inalittleover

    tthetiofleavingehall,theydroveintothe

    dockyard.

    ”he

    carriage.

    ”hehasgohenes,yrace,”anofficerreplied.

    ”haveagigpreparedato,”theduke

    said.”isbeingdone”heaskedanotherofficer,asthefirst

    ranoff.

    ”siredakenfatesdoothenarroofthe

    river,sir,andpreparationshavebeendeforplagagreat

    there.severaloftheshipsarebeingtointotheriver,and

    aretobesunkinthepassage.”

    ”anychhavisheeess”

    ”no,sir;ashallopronoon,buthasedbackagainby

    oneofourpinnaces.”

    ”thatisbetterthanihadhoped.e,e,akeafight

    forityet,”arodeaohelanding.

    ”shalliayyou,sir”cyrilasked.

    ”yes.thereisnothingforyoutodountillyhohings

    stand.ishalluseyouasstaffofficerthatis,ifyouare

    houtaskingheryou

    edoo;but,knoandquiess,ifeltsure

    youwouldbeofuse.”

    ”iatyourservigladindeed

    thatyrauntered,forishouldhavebeentrulysorryto

    havebeesuchati.”

    aigthestairs,andtheywererowed

    rapidlydoheriver.theystoppedatupnorcastle,andfoundthat

    jorstt,ndthere,ounting

    onandputtingtheplaapostureofdefence.

    ”youorenfroondonbytorro,atthe

    latest,”thedukesaid,”andpoinabundance

    offyesterday.rainonourto

    pusho,theyot

    behereuntiltheafteoonoftorro

    attaustesloheywilllose

    sooftheirshipsonthesands.ogetupabattery

    opposite,soastoaidyougoingdoosee

    siredraggenow.”

    takingtheirplatheboatagain,theyrohehorseshoe

    curvedo,andthenalongtothespothe

    frigatesoored.atthesharpbendloheduke

    foundtheadral,andtheyheldalongnsultatioher.itwas

    agreedthattheehigherup,wherea

    lightlyardbatteryohersideeassistance,

    thatb

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