第62节 (第2/2页)

d,ever,

    betrayedhisentry.itosttookawayhis

    breath.tystrokes,andhejoinedpercy.

    ”allright,oldn,theytseeusnow.”

    ”youarenothit,areyou,ralph”percygasped.

    ”no,ityrevolver.ihadtoshootasentry,tosavelife.

    itsluckysureweshould

    across.”

    ”therethere”an.”iseehisheadbobbingup

    anddothegarden

    .

    theboyssondesperately,thenralphsaid:

    ”youslipthestringnohasdoswork.

    itstbequiteoutofsightfrohebank.

    ”donotyoufeelthebeoftheindiarubber”

    ”yes,”perylegsare

    inagony,froheld.theseglovesarehelpinguson,though,at

    agreatrate.”

    ”hereisoneblessing,”ralphsaid,”isstheway,

    now.”

    ashespoke,aheavyfireofsketryopenedfrohefrench,upon

    theotherside.alardatthesuddehepartofthe

    gerns,theyfiredattheflashesoftheirgunsand,fresh

    reinfortsingupoherside,aheavyexgeof

    sketryshotstookplarosstheriver;partiallyoverthe

    boysheads,butprincipallyahundredyardslo,

    inthedireyans.

    theboysshlong,steady,noiselessstrokes.

    ”ustbehalfross,”ralphsaid.

    ”iaettingdeadlyld,allover,ralph.itsink,of

    urse;butishallfreezetodeath,beforeireachtheopposite

    bank.”

    ”no,no,percy,”ralphsaid,ascheerilyasheuld;thoughhe

    felt,hielf,thattheintenseldinghis

    strength.”keepupyourheart.strikeashardasyou.there

    youexertyourself,thebetter.”

    inaeortybehind,

    andslaedhisspeed.

    ”goodbye,ralph.legsareallcraedup,andarare

    nued.itsaroke.itisallupe,”he

    said,faintly.”godblessyou.dontstope;youdono

    good,andyouronlyceistogoon.”

    ralph,hoonehanduponpercyslifebelt,andstruckout

    forshore;buthefeltthatitfulpainswere

    shootingthroughhislis,andhebreathedhebelievedtobe

    alastprayer;likethunder,afewyardsoff,

    galvanizedhintolifeagainforhesahegunboat,hey

    hadseenintheing,onlyafeant.shehadjust

    firedagun,loadedanswho

    ing

    theouponher.

    ”help”ralphshouted.”helphes

    throk”

    ”whereareyou”anse.

    ”here,closetoyou,justabreast,”ralphshouted.

    inanotherinstantaropestrue.hegraspedit,ted

    ittightlyroundpercysbodyandhisoiedaroughknoth

    hislaststrength,andthenlostnsciousness.

    sensationhatof

    intensepainsoihatitextrahi

    ”thatsright,rubaerebrandydownhis

    thro

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