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第23节

    tchislighted,fallbackifpossiblebeforethearrivalof

    heavybodiesoftheene.”

    ”nothinguldbebetter,”lieutenantdeupasexclaid,andthe

    otherofficersagreed.

    ”ovent”

    ”thedayaftertorropesaid.”thatwill

    giveusplentyoftitosendorderstotheothertpanies;

    andthesooisdohebetter.”

    theobreakup,hesurgeonwhohad

    listenedinsilencesaid:

    ”thegeneralplanissileenoughbut,tell,howdoyoupropose

    tosetaboutbloaybeabletoholditfor

    halfanhour,atst.hohinkofproceeding”

    jorteeandhisofficerslookedateachother.theyhadnot,as

    yet,thoughtthetterover;buttheinstantitplainly

    beforethetheysahedifficulty.

    ”oh,”lieutenantdeupassaid,ly,”ourse,

    putthenitroglyesoiddleofthetunnel,and

    blohewholeaffairup.”

    lieutenantdeupashadbeenasailor;andhisquiessof

    decisionandgoahead,straightf

    dehiatoothen;whohad

    niadhigraesse,”or,asweshouldsayinenglish,

    the”express.”

    ”iafraidthetterisratherrediffiagine,

    deupas,”jorteesaid,ile.”thisisin

    ribouvillesheengineers,hewillknowall

    aboutit.”

    theoffie;but

    sathhisheadonhishand,ihought.

    ”ifeelashadtoo,”hesaid,atlast;”butireallydonot

    knoattersoastohaveaceof

    reallydestroyiunnel,aftersoshortatifor

    <,briedtuhe

    propositionofdeupasslightlydifiedhave

    theeffectingdohebriing,ahbehind

    self;buthatuinthesolidrock,

    it.thenaturalstrengthofthetunnelwouldbe

    sogreatthattheforceoftheexplosionplybelost,

    throughtheends.itghthtndoassesof

    rock,butoneuldnotrelyuponitdoihat.

    ”ifihadti,thetterakea

    deepchaerinthesolidrock,atthesideofthetunnel;i

    charge,aaorfastenitin,asonry.thiswould

    esdestru,atthepointofexplosion;butihaveno

    hopeofadagebeingdone,byrelyputtingtwobarrels

    ofnitroglyedo.i

    assureyouthepoihedooreseriousand,as

    farasiseeatpresent,iulddonothinginhalfanhourh

    ake

    suhaerasispeakoftohlye

    heanddayeven

    htheaidofpoofthe

    questiontohopeforasnyhours.”

    thereeation,aslieutenantribouvillespoke.

    heree,froeyhadexpected

    soch.atthisti,thegernshadnootherlineofrailat

    theirnd;aruofthetunnelwouldhavebeena

    disaster,equaltothatofthelossofapitchedbattle.

    ”therehere,ofourhidinginthewoods

    uunnelruns;soastoboredooit,andblo

    infrobove”jorteeasked.

    ”nohedepthtobeboredhe

    stoneishard,andituldnotbepiercedhouttheuseof

    porayourpresendevenuld,

    andenallgoodners,itonths,at

    theveryleast.”

    thereenutes,ahendantsaid:

    ”giveitup,houtatrial.thinkitover,ribouville,

    forthehreeorfourdays.youybeabletopite

    plan.ifyouentof

    explodinglyeintheddleofthetunnelor,at

    anyrate,asfarinasakeourretreatinthe

    halfhour,eeuponholdingthe

    entrance.”

    chapter7:abaffledproject.

    beforeleavingtheheadquartersofthendant,theyoung

    barclaysaskedifhehattheyshouldntiokeep

    silenandant

    repliedthathedidhatitulddoanyharprovided

    thattheyiressedupontheirradestheyof

    intaininganabsolutesilenceuponthesubject,he

    peopleoftheneighborhood.althoughthevillagers

    ghtappeartouandnolanguagebutgeryet

    knoogleanraitorously

    inouslyihe

    dangerhebarclaysshouldagaingodoothetown.

    theirusinshadalreadyheardoftheirretu;fortheboys,upon

    sittingdondants,hadrequestedleaveto

    sendaliotheirusins,ing

    the

    ”halloyoubarclay,o,allday”he

    generalexclation,astheyentered.

    ”onduty,”ralphsaid.

    ”ondutyyes,butysterious,and

    hing.thesergeanthereknehingaboutit,except

    thatourlieutenanttoldhihatyouhadleave;andirishtias

    beenhangingaboutallday,asrestlessasahathaslostits

    calf.”

    ”wehavebeendoosavee,”ralphsaid.

    thereationofastonishnt.thoseofthen

    heirstrahenightsatup

    again,andallcroohearralphsstory,

    ooldatlength;andh,whenfinished,gaverisehereas

    ithaddoheoffiateddiscussion.

    severalofthenshookhandslyhthebarclays,

    ngratulatiheiroffertouakethisdangerous

    serviation

    heyhadobtained.

    frohistiforenpttopassjokesat

    theexpenseofanyoftheboys.herpsraised,

    nyoftheyoungnhadbeeninedtoprotestagainstboys

    beingaepted,helistuldhavebeenreadilyfilledh

    nbut,bythisti,theboyshadprovedthattheyeas

    capableofsuppfatigueasen.theyhadbehaved

    equallyion;anderpriseofthebarclays

    testifiedtothefactthat,inadangerousexpeditionrequiring

    olness,presenc

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