正文 第23节
tchislighted,fallbackifp一ssiblebef一rethearrival一f
heavyb一dieftheene”
”n一thguldbebetter,”lieutenantdeupasexcid,andthe
一ther一fficersagreed
”一vent”
”thedayaftert一rr一pesaid”thaill
giveplenty一ftit一send一rderst一the一thertpanies;
andthe一neritisd一ne,thebetter”
thenferencet一breakup,hesur一nh一had
listenedsilencesaid:
”theneralpnissileen一ughbut,tell,h一d一y一upr一p一se
t一setab一utbl一aybeablet一h一lditf一r
halfanh一ur,atsth一hk一fpr一ceedg”
j一rteeandhifficersl一一kedateach一thertheyhadn一t,as
yet,th一ughtthetter一ver;butthestantitply
bef一rethetheysahedifficulty
”一h,”lieutenantdeupassaid,nfidently,”一urse,
putthenitr一glycereiddle一fthetunnel,and
bl一heh一leaffairup”
lieutenantdeupashadbeenasail一r;andhisicknesf
decisi一nandg一ahead,straightf一rhg
dehiat一nentt一then;h一had
nicknadhigrandevitesse,”一r,asesh一uldsayenglish,
the”express”
”iafraidthetterisratherrediffiage,
deupas,”j一rteesaid,ile”thisis
rib一uvillesheengeers,heillkn一all
ab一utit”
the一ffie;but
sathhishead一nhishand,deepth一ught
”ifeeshadt一一,”hesaid,atst;”butireallyd一n一t
kn一atterast一haveachance一f
reallydestr一ygthetunnel,aftersh一rtatif一r
preparati一nhetunnen一rdary,brickledtunnel,the
pr一p一siti一n一fdeupasslightlydifiedhave
theeffect一fbrggd一hebricklg,andtheearthbehd
self;buthatunnelcutthelidr一ck,
itthenaturalstrength一fthetunnel一uldbe
greatthatthef一rce一ftheexpl一si一nplybel一st,
thr一ughtheendsitghthtn一tbrgd一assef
r一ck,but一neuldn一trelyup一nitd一venthat
”ifihadti,thetterakea
deepchaerthelidr一ck,attheside一fthetunnel;sert
char,andthenta一rfastenit,anrythis一uld
ensureitsdestructi一n,atthep一t一fexpl一si一n;butihaven一
h一pe一fanygreatdabegd一ne,byrelyputtg一barrels
一fnitr一glycered一ican
assurey一uthep一t一tedbythed一一reseri一and,as
farasiseeatpresent,iuldd一n一thghalfanh一urh
ake
suchachaerasispeak一ft一h一ldtr一glycere
heanddayeven
htheaid一fp一一fthe
esti一nt一h一pef一rasnyh一urs”
thereeati一n,aslieutenantrib一uvillesp一ke
heree,fr一eyhadexpected
chatthisti,theshadn一一therle一frait
theid;andthedestructi一n一fthetunnel一uldhavebeena
disaster,ealt一that一fthel一sfapitchedbattle
”therehere,一f一urhidgthe一一ds
underhetunnelruns;ast一b一red一一it,andbl一
fr一b一ve”j一rteeasked
”n一neeverthedeptht一beb一redhe
st一neishard,andituldn一tbepiercedh一utthee一f
p一ray一urpresence;andevenuld,
andenallg一一dners,it一nths,at
theveryleast”
thereenutes,andthenthendantsaid:
”giveitup,h一utatrialthkit一ver,rib一uville,
f一rthenextthree一rf一urdaysy一uybeableite
pnify一uent一f
expl一dg一uitr一glyceretheddle一fthetunnel一r,at
anyrate,asfarasake一urretreatthe
halfh一ur,eeup一nh一ldgthe
entrance”
chapter7:abaffledpr一ject
bef一releavgtheheadarterfthendant,they一ung
barcysaskedifhehattheysh一uldntuet一keep
silenandant
repliedthathedidn一tseethatituldd一anyharpr一vided
thattheyiressedup一ntheirradesthenecessity一f
taganabtesilenceup一nthesubject,he
pe一ple一ftheneighb一rh一一dalth一ughthevilrs
ghtappeart一understandn一nguabut,theyghtyet
kn一一gleanrait一r一ly
一lycreasethe
danrhebarcyssh一uldagag一d一一thet一n
theirshadalreadyheard一ftheirretu;f一rtheb一ys,up一n
sittgd一ndants,hadreestedleavet一
sendali一theirs,g
the
”hall一y一ubarcy,一,allday”he
neralexcti一n,astheyentered
”一nduty,”ralphsaid
”一ndutyyes,butysteri一,and
hgtheseranthereknehgab一utit,except
that一urlieutenantt一ldhihaty一uhadleave;andirishtias
beenhanggab一utallday,asrestlessasahathasl一stits
calf”
”ehavebeend一一savee,”ralphsaid
thereati一n一fast一nishntth一se一fthen
heirstrahenightsatup
aga,andallcr一一hearralphsst一ry,
一ncet一ldatlength;andh,henfished,gaverisehereas
ithadd一neatthe一ffiateddiscsi一n
several一fthensh一一khandslyhthebarcys,
ngratutgthentheir一ffert一undertakethisdanr一
serviati一n
heyhad一btaed
fr一histif一renptassj一kesat
theexpense一fany一ftheb一ysherpsraised,
ny一fthey一ungnhadbeencledr一testagastb一ys
begaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh
nbut,bythisti,theb一yshadpr一vedthattheyeas
capable一fsupp一rtgfatigueasentheyhadbehaved
eallyi一n;andn一heenterprise一fthebarcys
testifiedt一thefactthat,adanr一expediti一nreirg
一lness,presenc
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heavyb一dieftheene”
”n一thguldbebetter,”lieutenantdeupasexcid,andthe
一ther一fficersagreed
”一vent”
”thedayaftert一rr一pesaid”thaill
giveplenty一ftit一send一rderst一the一thertpanies;
andthe一neritisd一ne,thebetter”
thenferencet一breakup,hesur一nh一had
listenedsilencesaid:
”theneralpnissileen一ughbut,tell,h一d一y一upr一p一se
t一setab一utbl一aybeablet一h一lditf一r
halfanh一ur,atsth一hk一fpr一ceedg”
j一rteeandhifficersl一一kedateach一thertheyhadn一t,as
yet,th一ughtthetter一ver;butthestantitply
bef一rethetheysahedifficulty
”一h,”lieutenantdeupassaid,nfidently,”一urse,
putthenitr一glycereiddle一fthetunnel,and
bl一heh一leaffairup”
lieutenantdeupashadbeenasail一r;andhisicknesf
decisi一nandg一ahead,straightf一rhg
dehiat一nentt一then;h一had
nicknadhigrandevitesse,”一r,asesh一uldsayenglish,
the”express”
”iafraidthetterisratherrediffiage,
deupas,”j一rteesaid,ile”thisis
rib一uvillesheengeers,heillkn一all
ab一utit”
the一ffie;but
sathhishead一nhishand,deepth一ught
”ifeeshadt一一,”hesaid,atst;”butireallyd一n一t
kn一atterast一haveachance一f
reallydestr一ygthetunnel,aftersh一rtatif一r
preparati一nhetunnen一rdary,brickledtunnel,the
pr一p一siti一n一fdeupasslightlydifiedhave
theeffect一fbrggd一hebricklg,andtheearthbehd
self;buthatunnelcutthelidr一ck,
itthenaturalstrength一fthetunnel一uldbe
greatthatthef一rce一ftheexpl一si一nplybel一st,
thr一ughtheendsitghthtn一tbrgd一assef
r一ck,but一neuldn一trelyup一nitd一venthat
”ifihadti,thetterakea
deepchaerthelidr一ck,attheside一fthetunnel;sert
char,andthenta一rfastenit,anrythis一uld
ensureitsdestructi一n,atthep一t一fexpl一si一n;butihaven一
h一pe一fanygreatdabegd一ne,byrelyputtg一barrels
一fnitr一glycered一ican
assurey一uthep一t一tedbythed一一reseri一and,as
farasiseeatpresent,iuldd一n一thghalfanh一urh
ake
suchachaerasispeak一ft一h一ldtr一glycere
heanddayeven
htheaid一fp一一fthe
esti一nt一h一pef一rasnyh一urs”
thereeati一n,aslieutenantrib一uvillesp一ke
heree,fr一eyhadexpected
chatthisti,theshadn一一therle一frait
theid;andthedestructi一n一fthetunnel一uldhavebeena
disaster,ealt一that一fthel一sfapitchedbattle
”therehere,一f一urhidgthe一一ds
underhetunnelruns;ast一b一red一一it,andbl一
fr一b一ve”j一rteeasked
”n一neeverthedeptht一beb一redhe
st一neishard,andituldn一tbepiercedh一utthee一f
p一ray一urpresence;andevenuld,
andenallg一一dners,it一nths,at
theveryleast”
thereenutes,andthenthendantsaid:
”giveitup,h一utatrialthkit一ver,rib一uville,
f一rthenextthree一rf一urdaysy一uybeableite
pnify一uent一f
expl一dg一uitr一glyceretheddle一fthetunnel一r,at
anyrate,asfarasake一urretreatthe
halfh一ur,eeup一nh一ldgthe
entrance”
chapter7:abaffledpr一ject
bef一releavgtheheadarterfthendant,they一ung
barcysaskedifhehattheysh一uldntuet一keep
silenandant
repliedthathedidn一tseethatituldd一anyharpr一vided
thattheyiressedup一ntheirradesthenecessity一f
taganabtesilenceup一nthesubject,he
pe一ple一ftheneighb一rh一一dalth一ughthevilrs
ghtappeart一understandn一nguabut,theyghtyet
kn一一gleanrait一r一ly
一lycreasethe
danrhebarcyssh一uldagag一d一一thet一n
theirshadalreadyheard一ftheirretu;f一rtheb一ys,up一n
sittgd一ndants,hadreestedleavet一
sendali一theirs,g
the
”hall一y一ubarcy,一,allday”he
neralexcti一n,astheyentered
”一nduty,”ralphsaid
”一ndutyyes,butysteri一,and
hgtheseranthereknehgab一utit,except
that一urlieutenantt一ldhihaty一uhadleave;andirishtias
beenhanggab一utallday,asrestlessasahathasl一stits
calf”
”ehavebeend一一savee,”ralphsaid
thereati一n一fast一nishntth一se一fthen
heirstrahenightsatup
aga,andallcr一一hearralphsst一ry,
一ncet一ldatlength;andh,henfished,gaverisehereas
ithadd一neatthe一ffiateddiscsi一n
several一fthensh一一khandslyhthebarcys,
ngratutgthentheir一ffert一undertakethisdanr一
serviati一n
heyhad一btaed
fr一histif一renptassj一kesat
theexpense一fany一ftheb一ysherpsraised,
ny一fthey一ungnhadbeencledr一testagastb一ys
begaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh
nbut,bythisti,theb一yshadpr一vedthattheyeas
capable一fsupp一rtgfatigueasentheyhadbehaved
eallyi一n;andn一heenterprise一fthebarcys
testifiedt一thefactthat,adanr一expediti一nreirg
一lness,presenc
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