【】”ar,”ralphsaid,
quietly.
illustration:angthegernsoldiers.
”oh,ihesergeantsaid,inanincredulousvoice,”and
y”
”outintheforest,attheplaceofell
trees,”ralphsaid.
”butpeopledoocuthouthorses,orcartsto
takeitahesergeantpersisted.
”theyareupintheforesthourfather,”ralphsaid.
”haveyouheardanythingaboutthisparty”thesergeantaskedthe
landlord.
theatedant.heevidentlysuspected,also,thatthe
boysghtbelongtothefranctireurs;andosay
nothingthe
”no,”hesaid,afterapause,”itsaythatihaveheardof
thebutikheforestlongago,and
theyghthaveefrthisway.”
”oing,”percysaid,quietly,”sothatyou
uldhardlyhaveheardofus,unlesssoofthepeopleofyour
placehappeopass,seen
anyone,allday.”
”atanyrate,”thesergeantsaid,”ishallseeifyourstorybe
true,andyouoakeustotheplace.
”rpettenninreadiness.”
”certainly,”ralphsaid,”ifyouofinishour
supper,heonce.”
thesergeantnodded,andresudhisseat.
”lookhere,percy,”ralphsaid,quietly,”yfix,
thisti.thereisonlyohingtobedohatisee.if
hgotheyus,toacertainty;foralthoughone
ghtkeaboltintheiscertainbothget
away.
”onlyohingistobedone.iisbad,andask
foryoutostayhere.directlyand
goashardasyoutotheplaarehid.iwill
brihatdire.heplacebefore
youreachitatleast,unlessyougetout,atond
passoninthedarkakeoffyourshoes,soastorunlightly.
asakeadart
intothehenfusion.”
”butyoughtbeshotbyourn,ralph.theyuldnotpossibly
distinguishyou,inthedark.no,ien,andyou
keyourpe.”
”no,no,percy,ihavethat.”
”veryheher.”
thereihenralphsaid:
”lookhere,percy,thisisdness;hodoasi
tellyou,binoneof
ans.ifyouguesswrong,youshallgo.” ”veryothat.” ralphthenbrokeoffasllpieceofbread,andputitinoneof hishandshavingalready,beforehedetheproposition,broken offasilarpieobservedbypercy.hethenputbothhands uhetable,andthenliftedthegain;allthetitryingto appeaottobeengageduponanythingoutoftheway,asheknew thatsoofthegerns. ”left,”percysaid. ralphrepliedbyopenihand,anddroppingthepieceof breadoable;atthesatiputtinghisrighthandback intohispocket,asiftogetouthishandkerchiefanddropping, ashedidso,thepieceofbreaditntaiotheplace. ”there,percy,fortunehasdecidedit. ”goodbye;godblessyou.idaresayishallgetoutofitbut,if not,givelovetothell,atho.” thenhefinishedhisbeerandrose,eto reply,evenuldhehavedoneso;buttheladuhoked, g,thatheuldnothavespoken. ralphtuedtothesergeantandstretghisar,hthe naturalairofatiredboy,objegtobedisturbedsaid: ”ostart.isupposethereisnooasionfor usbothtogo,forbrotherhashurthisfoot.have ein,tonight;butitishisfirsttiouten, andheisnotaustodtosleepingout,inthe.” ”yes,oneisenough.hestay,”thesergeantsaid. ”youhadbetteraskthelandlordtoshooer,whereyou sleeporaisnouseing for.ishallbebaanhour.” hanodtopercy,ralphnoeadilytothedoor.the sergeaoldofffortheduty,aiedhiwhen theyreachedthestreet,itwasrainingheavily. ”ieasack, toputonshoulders.” ”isthisplacefaroff,youhesergeantasked,peeringout intothedarkness. ralphsheartgaveaju;forhedetected,ione,acertain hesitationastotakiinsuight,uponsuch slightsuspi.heooshreoshoo dissuadethesergeantfrot,sohereplied: ”no,itisnodistast.weshould bethereandbahalfanhour,ifit;butthereis onlyapathangtheisdark. ”ithies,foridonotthinki uldfind,tonight;atanyrate,itake usger.” ”there,boy,thathesergeantsaid,layinghishandon hisshoulder.”iaatisfied,nohthetruthofyourstory.i thought,forabit,youhadsothingtodohthefranctireurs istaken. ”tuinagain,lads.itisakingyououtonauseless search,suightasthis,angtheseforests.” ralphlaughedaloud,astheytuedtogodohepassageagainto theer. ”fatherlaugh,”hesaid,”hatyouthoughti ar.idont thinkyouneedbeafraidoftheiftheyaintbiggerorolder thania” bythistitheyhadeheroogain,andralphsahat perdeed,he .hetuedround,uponhearing thepartyeinagain,andgaveaslightstartofpleasure. ”iaoonback,karl,andaladthatitissofor,frankly,i tooaired;anditisnotanightftobeout.iwillgo inhyou.” ”stay,landlord,”thesergeantsaid.”givetheboysanlass, each,beforetheygooff.” ”thankyou,”ralphsaid.”aglassofgoodbeeeveresass.” theboysstopped,helandlordfilledtheirglasses. ”no.”heresahealth,to king.” ”heresahealth,toking,”ralphrepeated.”iaurei nohar ”andnoission,iwillbeoff.” ... 【在阅读模式下不能自动加载下一页，请<退出阅读模式>后点击下一页阅读。】