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1、TheYellowAdmiralByPatrickO'BrianChapterOneSirJosephBlaine,aheavy,yellow-facedmaninasuitofgreyclothesandaflannelwaistcoat,walkeddownStJames'sStreet,acrossthepark,andsototheAdmiralty,whichheenteredfrombehind,openingtheprivatedoorwithakeyandmakinghiswaytothelarge,shabbyroominwhichhehadhisoffic
2、ialbeing.Helookedoverthepapersonhisdesk,nodded,andtouchedthebell.'IfMrNeedhamisintheway,prayshowhimup,'hesaidtotheansweringclerk.HehalfroseasNeedhamappearedandwavedhimtoacomfortablechairontheothersideofthedesk.'HavingfinishedwithpoorDelaney,'hesaid,'wenowcometoanothergentlemanofwhomwehaveno
3、news:StephenMaturin.DrStephenMaturin,perhapsourmostvaluableadviseronSpanishaffairs.''IdonotthinkIhaveheardhisname.''Idonotsupposeyouhave:yetyouandyourpeoplehavequitecertainlyfoundhiscipheratthefootofmanyacogentreport.Whenheisgoingupanddownintheworldonourbehalf,ashesooftendoes...'SirJosephst
4、ifledan'ordid'andcarriedon,'healmostinvariablysailswithCaptainAubrey,whosenameisnodoubtfamiliar.''Oh,certainly,'saidNeedham,whowishedtomakeagoodimpressiononthisformidablefigure,butwhosetalentsdidnotreallylieinthatdirection.'ThegentlemanwhowassounfortunateattheGuildhalltrial.'Thisreferenceto
5、CaptainAubrey'sstandinthepillorydidnotseemtobewellreceivedandtoremedythesituationNeedhamaddedaknowing'SontothenotoriousGeneralAubrey.''Ifyouwish,'saidSirJosephcoldly.'Yethemightalso2bedescribedastheofficerwho,commandingafourteengunbrig,tookathirty-two-gunSpanishxebec-frigateandcarriedherint
6、oMahonintheyearone;whocutouttheFrenchfrigateDianeinaboat-attackontheheavilyguardedportofSaint-Martin;andwho,mostrecently,returningwithhissquadronfromamostactivecruiseagainstslaveryintheGulfofGuinea,utterlyfrustratedtheFrenchdescentonthesouthofIreland,drivingaline-of-battleshipontherocks,tos
7、ayingnothingof...Yes,MrCarling?'-thistoasecretary.'Thepardons,sir,engrossedatlast,'saidCarling,layingthemonSirJoseph'sdesk.'Thoseyouaskedforparticularlyareontop.'Hemadehisusualghost-likeexit.SirJosephglancedattheireffectivedate,wellbeforeMaturin'sdepartu
