大文学 - 历史小说 - 荆棘鸟-The Thorn Birds(英文版)在线阅读 - 第67节

第67节

    【】yearsago.hoallthelittlethings,youkhingsbereplaced,htinashop.”

    ”thatshoostenthink,asatteroffaeerin1905adn,justtogetataoure,thoughplers,youknoean.anditsaid”hose.””heputdoptyglass,shakinghisheadoverthestrangenessofen.”istgo.garethdaviesisgoingtoneedusang,andunlessissguesssoartinsofaraway”

    ”the,fee.boorooandbourkearerallying.

    forthreedaysrethefireraagedeasteasuddenheavyfallofrainthatlastedfoearlyfourdays,andquenilesandlaidasafelyonthefarsideof,thebuedzoheyheatinthegroundaillflaringtrees.hadthefirenhtthetelephoneliinking,foritestead.but,theybegantoostfourdaystheyhadbeenassuringtheelvesntinuallythatthereeratherthangotobugela.

    ”heoughttobeinbynooreabrightfirebuedintherblehearth.

    ”doyouthink,bob”jackasked.

    ”ithinkitshighti.heghtbehurt,htbeonfootandfaighthavepaniightbelyingsostarvatio.bestnottang.butifbynightfallillridetodoniostsavage.

    ”illputonapairoftrousers,”shesaid.”itbeartosithereing.”

    ”stayho”bobpleaded.

    ”ifheshurtitghtbeanyightbeinanysortofndition.youseoightyshortforaseare.”

    bobgavein.”allright,then.youhaveggiesgelding;yourodeittothefire.everyoakearifle,ayofshells.”

    theyrodeoffabeihehorsesdreetoaffeuddethegoingsloattedgrasslaylikeairronthesoiltogivethehorsesafoothold.andeveryfeeonandheneverdid.

    agined,inusthavedisguisedtheskeuntilthefirehadgoneqalongonishing.onesideofaclearlydrablack,glisteningtar,heothersidehelandastheyhadal,faherain,butalive.bobstoppedaalktoeveryone.

    ”ostlikelydirethestro.haseveryoplentyofaunitiongood.ifyoufindanything,threeshotsintheair,andthoseustansorefiveer,andkeepthreeshotseveryfivehosegoingandggie,yougonorthakeitanyeasiertoseefar,andtheresalotoftierouthereinplaightnotseeyoueer,noshotsunlessyoufindsothing,becausehedidnthaveagunandifheshouldhearashotaofvetoans.”goodludgodbless.”

    likepilgriatthefinalallerandsller,untileaileberdrearainsofagreatstustandingitssaddlescabbard.hislipsved,praying,ashepickedhisslipperyro

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