第28节 (第1/2页)

    【】thelandlordledtheoanouthouse,irussesof

    stra,ralphsaid,suddenly:

    ”ahihadnearlyfottenaboutthepriest.youhaveapriest

    here,haveyounot”

    ”ofurse,”thelandlordsaid.”doyoutakeusforheathens”

    ”notatall,”ralphsaid,apologetieto

    esses.eldestsisterwasveryill,

    eaherher.

    ”hepriestlive”

    ”thelasthouseo,asyougooutfrohefartherendof

    thevillage.butanyoneoing.

    ”youdontthelightanylonger”

    fortheboyshad,akingofftheirboots,and

    kingashooliedohestraw.

    ”no,thankyou.goodnight.

    ”oh,ifotdoyouask,foryourbestbeer

    fatheredtoknohepricesuits,willsenddowna

    hit.”

    thelandlordnadthepridthensaidgoodnight,a

    the

    ansoldiers,

    thesergeantaskedhiquestionortheboys;and

    thelandlordrepeatedthesubstaheionhhe

    hadjusthad.thisallayedthelastsuspisained

    inthesergeantsnd;andhengratulatedhielf,greatly,that

    hehadnottakenhisnout,insuere

    groundlesssuspi.

    ”ifthelandlordrepeatsthatyatothegerns,itwillallay

    allsuspi,”ralphsaid,heyaloherwise

    thesergeantghthavetakenitintohisheadtoetohavea

    lookatusand,althoughituchtterthathe

    shoulddisverthatthebirdshadfloillit

    hinhisguard,ahavedoubledthesentries,andde

    itultforus.

    ”y,old

    boy.”

    ”very,ralphiherghtybattles,again,than

    feelasifeltart,andthoughtthatishould

    neverseeyouagain,alive.”

    ”olosenoyourboots

    onagainifso,letusstartatobe

    veryanxious,longbeforethis.itstbefullanhoursincewe

    ca.”

    ”ithasbeenthelohourieverpassed,ralph.thereno

    ready,ifyouare.”

    ”ustgooutveryquietly,percy.ihavenodoubtthattheyhave

    gotsentriespostedallabout.theyknohathe

    neighborhoodianythereareofthe”

    ”ifoundout,frohelandlord,thatallthefifteennwesaw

    here,”pereatfirst,

    ,thatheulddonothingforinthewayofa

    bed,becausethere.isaidthata

    stableandalittlestrahenhe

    thoughtofthisouthouse.

    ”atthesarate,therestbeatleastahundredninthe

    village.”

    theynohedooroftheouthouse,quietlyout,and

    detheirhroughagardenatthebackofthehousetowards

    thewood.

    ”standstillafeinutes,percy,”ralphsaid,inawhisper,”and

    letusseeifhesentriesareplaced.i

    expeardonroundthevillage.

    ”l