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 Wysłany: Sob 11:14, 26 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published ccaahfzz |
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Ifthewantonaristocratsohungryforcon-
solationinhersemi-widowedlonelinesshadseducedtheyoungRepub-
licanfromhismarriedloyaltyatleastthoughtQuentinitwasanaber-
ration no more than temporaryto which there could be no sequel.
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Hewastodiscoverbeforeayearwasouthowegregiouslyrashwas
thisconclusionandhowunpredictablyhisowndestinywastobe
shaped by the sequel when it came.
Hocherodeinsilencealoofsunkinthoughtfromwhichhescarcely
rousedhimselfwhensomewhereaboutmidwaybet [link widoczny dla zalogowanych][link widoczny dla zalogowanych]nJosselinand
Ploermel there was an alarm.
Theirroadskirtedawoodatthetimeandaconsiderablebodyofmen
movingcarelesslywithinitbetrayeditspresencetoanexperienced
under-officer from Port Malowho passed word of it to the commandant.
Thetroopwashaltedandwheeledtofaceapossibleattack.Carbines
wereunslungandheldattheready.Thustheywaitedwhilstwithinthe
wood all became still again.
Humbertspurredforwardalongthefrontofthelineindifferenttothe
firethathemightdraw.Hewenttourgethecommandanttosendinhalf
histrooptoclearthewood.ButthecommandantwithexperienceofCh-
ouanmethodsurgedsoundreasonsagainstanysuchblindadventure.
Letthebrigandsiftheysochoosefirstbetraytheirexactwhereabouts
byopeningfire.Sincetodosotheymustyilai:
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