- 我死对头终于破产了
- 令纪燃不爽多年的死对头破产了。狐朋狗友问纪燃打算怎么办。纪燃冷笑一声——这他妈还用问?!那当然是趁机折磨他、羞辱他、践踏他啦:)于是纪燃大手一挥,把卡往死对头身上一丢,张狂地说要‘资助’他。结果第二天,他一脸懵逼的坐在床头,感受着身上的阵阵酸疼,想起昨晚受过的苦,挨过的“打”和流过的泪……草亏特么大发了。狗比秦满,我杀了你。——文盲式写文、逻辑已进土立碑、放飞自我、无文笔可言、攻受都不是善茬。
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MONKSANDMR。BROWNLOWATLENGTHMEET。THEIRCONVERSATION,ANDTHEINTELLIGENCETHATINTERRUPTSIT
Thetwilightwasbeginningtoclosein,whenMr。Brownlowalightedfromahackney-coachathisowndoor,andknockedsoftly。Thedoorbeingopened,asturdymangotoutofthecoachandstationedhimselfononesideofthesteps,whileanotherman,whohadbeenseatedonthebox,dismountedtoo,andstoodupontheotherside。AtasignfromMr。Brownlow,theyhelpedoutathirdman,andtakinghimbetweenthem,hurriedhimintothehouse。ThismanwasMonks。
Theywalkedinthesamemannerupthestairswithoutspeaking,andMr。Brownlow,precedingthem,ledthewayintoaback-room。Atthedoorofthisapartment,Monks,whohadascendedwithevidentreluctance,stopped。Thetwomenlookedattheoldgentlemanasifforinstructions。
‘Heknowsthealternative,’saidMr。Browlow。‘Ifhehesitatesormovesafingerbutasyoubidhim,draghimintothestreet,callfortheaidofthepolice,andimpeachhimasafeloninmyname。’
‘Howdareyousaythisofme?’askedMonks。
‘Howdareyouurgemetoit,youngman?’repliedMr。Brownlow,confrontinghimwithasteadylook。‘Areyoumadenoughtoleavethishouse?Unhandhim。There,sir。Youarefreetogo,andwetofollow。ButIwarnyou,byallIholdmostsolemnandmostsacred,thatinstantwillhaveyouapprehendedonachargeoffraudandrobbery。Iamresoluteandimmoveable。Ifyouaredeterminedtobethesame,yourbloodbeuponyourownhead!’
‘BywhatauthorityamIkidnappedinthestreet,andbroughtherebythesedogs?’askedMonks,lookingfromonetotheotherofthemenwhostoodbesidehim。
‘Bymine,’repliedMr。Brownlow。‘Thosepersonsareindemnifiedbyme。Ifyoucomplainofbeingdeprivedofyourliberty--youhadpowerandopportunitytoretrieveitasyoucamealong,butyoudeemeditadvisabletoremainquiet--Isayagain,throwyourselfforprotectiononthelaw。Iwillappealtothelawtoo;butwhenyouhavegonetoofartorecede,donotsuetomeforleniency,whenthepowerwillhavepassedintootherhands;anddonotsayIplungedyoudownthegulfintowhichyourushed,yourself。’
Monkswasplainlydisconcerted,andalarmedbesides。Hehesitated。
‘Youwilldecidequickly,’saidMr。Brownlow,withperfectfirmnessandcomposure。‘Ifyouwishmetoprefermychargespublicly,andconsignyoutoapunishmenttheextentofwhich,althoughIcan,withashudder,foresee,Icannotcontrol,oncemore,Isay,foryouknowtheway。Ifnot,andyouappealtomyforbearance,andthemercyofthoseyouhavedeeplyinjured,seatyourself,withoutaword,inthatchair。Ithaswaitedforyoutwowholedays。’
Monksmutteredsomeunintelligiblewords,butwaveredstill。
‘Youwillbeprompt,’saidMr。Brownlow。‘Awordfromme,andthealternativehasgoneforever。’
Stillthemanhesitated。
‘Ihavenottheinclinationtoparley,’saidMr。Brownlow,‘and,asIadvocatethedearestinterestsofothers,Ihavenottheright。’
‘Isthere--’demandedMonkswithafalteringtongue,--‘isthere--nomiddlecourse?’
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