第71节

  erinthefrenchar,hare

  stayinghereinidleness,insteadofbeinginthefield.goand

  fighttheeneesoffra;andafter

  thattalk,ifyoulike,aboutfightingherfriends.”

  thereationofapplauseandsatisfa,atthese

  thosethisunpleasantse;

  andthesousprefectlyshookralphbythehand.

  ”ainbarclay;aysay

  thateveryonehereagreesany

  offiyuponprivateaffairs;

  andthoseofnsieurdesrethavetakenloethan

  usual,forhehasbeenstayinghereforfiveweeksnow.

  ”holy,”heay

  intheisland.

  ”enoughuponthatsubjearetleftthe

  roopaleandfurious.”ialadiaroud,sirtokethe

  aeofyourselfandyourbrother;andireally,at

  heart,feelgratefultothatfelloo

  declaredoneso,you

  ongus.”

  thereeanovationtotheboys.theladies,especially,

  hatithatthesequietlooking

  youngfelloedfeatsofsuchdaring.theynowbegged

  tohearthedetailsoftheadve,atthisnt,wordwas

  broughtthatsteaevesselreadytostart;andas

  eclierostanxioustogeton,andaspercye

  doneup,ralphakehis

  apologiesforleavingatohesousprefect,allthebreakfast

  party,andalargeproportionofthepopulationofthelittleplace

  aidst

  heartycheering,thelittlestearcarryingthevoyagers,the

  dispatches,andthereinsoftheballoonstartedforthe

  inland.

  chapter18:adayofvictory.

  aftertravelingallnight,thebarclaysarrivedattoursatten

  ooingofthedayafterthatuponheyhad

  leftbelleisle.atthestationtheysaidadieutonsieur

  teclier;betta,hthedispatches;while

  thebarclaystuedapeslodgingsand,totheir

  greatsurpriseasin.

  thelonelgavequiteashoutofjoy,.

  ”ah,braveboys,braveboys,ialadtoseeyou,”andhe

  tookthenhisar,andkissedthesheartilyaly

  asifhehadbeentheirfather.

  ”ialadtoseeyou,”herepeated,hhis

  handkerchief.”i.ineverreally

  doubteditoldgaettaitiuldnot

  helpbeingnervous,horriblynervous;ande,five

  daysago,bytheballoonthreedaysafteryougotin,i

  alstlosthead.ilaughed,icheered,ishookeveryohe

  handfoi,idontknoidid,ileased.

  ”youririshnhefuhing.hesurprised,or

  pleased,oreveed.iexplaiohiverandover

  again,thinkinghedidnotuand;butheonlyshookhishead

  andsaid,inhisstrangeenglish:

  ”sure,lonel,ineverdoubtedtheorant.arentthey

  awasas

  sartinaspeasispeasthattheyehow;andif

  theydidgetintoascrape,thattheyheboysfetting

  theelvesoutofit.itstheingoutiafraidof.

  ”ilookedsurprised,naturallyenough,andheon:

  ”ayourhonorknoingout

  inaballoononlytothinkofit,lonel,flyingthroughthe

  clouds,shutupinabigballofsilkitsjustflyingintheface

  ofprovideng,oreyout

  deloud,thoughitsasaisyasdangtotakeina

  gern.e,lohattheyresafeoutofthe

  balloon;thenillshout,asloudasyoulike.

  ”yesterday,froeasayingthathehad

  falleninbelleisle,hadhadanarroo

  thesea,buthadavoidedthatbyrunningtheriskofbreakinghis

  neself,

  escapedindh

  joy.hehasbeeninghissents,this

  ing.

  ”iafftorroeintitoseethe

  fighting.

  ”butyouarelookingill,percy;fartooillforservice,justat

  present.”

  ”yes,hehasbeenveryill,”ralphsaid.”hehadatouchofbrain

  fever,thenightintoparis;andwodays.

  hehaspikly,butthatballoondestthe

  thingforaninvalid.thedoonth,at

  least,ofabsoluterest;andhasgivenhisiate.”

  ”heneedsrest,pesaid,”butheotgo

  ho,atpresent.theprussiansholddijoninnsiderable

  strength.therearefartoonypeopleiownwhohaveheard

  ofyourionespyorotherwould

  becertaintopeach.”

  ”yes,”ralphassented,”alkingitover,andquite

  agreethatpercyuldnotgo

  runtherisk,hielfithseriousnsequences

  upoho,ifheined

  togodooniceforawhile,andrejoinassoonashegains

  strengthagain.”

  ”yes,”loeesaid,”butaboveallthings,dohie

  inahurry.

  ”youhaveghaniensedeal,perdhavedonea

  greatdealrethanyourshareforfrandhavegainedgreat

  honora.beightruinyour

  nstitutionforlife,byfurtherexertions.”

  ”butaboutyourselflonel,whereareyougoing”

  ”iatarting,torroojoingeneralzysstaff.”

  ”ihavenotheardhisnabefore,”ralphsaid.

  ”hendsthesixteenthrps.hehasnothadchopportunity

  yet,butheisagoodsoldier.ifyoulike,ralph,ih

  youatoofreysi,ayouattachede.”

  ”thankyouverych,lonel.ishouldlikeitofallthings.”

  ”ealong,then;freysiisinhisoffice.”

  percyaiedthetoobtainasignaturetohisleaveof

  absendleftdayforthesouth.anhourlater,lonel

  teeandralph,

  againinhishussaruniforandhalfhdelightbeing,

  pesorderly,inchargeofthehorses.

  loee,asralphounted,hadofferedtolendhibr>

  oneofhisoralphhadrefusedit,uhelonelwould

  sellit,ashesaid

  ...

【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。】

点击下载The Young Franc Tireurs(英文版)全本TXT合集