st. ives-第74章
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'We are properly punished; Mr。 Byfield; we had no business there;'
I replied。
'No; indeed; sir; you may well say that! Outrageous! And my
ascension announced for Friday; you know!' cried the aeronaut。 'A
pretty scandal! Byfield the aeronaut at the police…court! Tut…
tut! Will you be able to get your rascal home; sir? Allow me to
offer you my card。 I am staying at Walker and Poole's Hotel; sir;
where I should be pleased to see you。'
'The pleasure would be mutual; sir;' said I; but I must say my
heart was not in my words; and as I watched Mr。 Byfield departing I
desired nothing less than to pursue the acquaintance
One more ordeal remained for me to pass。 I carried my senseless
load upstairs to our lodging; and was admitted by the landlady in a
tall white nightcap and with an expression singularly grim。 She
lighted us into the sitting…room; where; when I had seated Rowley
in a chair; she dropped me a cast…iron courtesy。 I smelt gunpowder
on the woman。 Her voice; tottered with emotion。
'I give ye nottice; Mr。 Ducie;' said she。 'Dacent folks' houses 。
。 。'
And at that apparently temper cut off her utterance; and she took
herself off without more words。
I looked about me at the room; the goggling Rowley; the
extinguished fire; my mind reviewed the laughable incidents of the
day and night; and I laughed out loud to myself … lonely and
cheerless laughter!。。。。。。。
'As this point the Author's manuscript breaks off'
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