[齐柏林飞艇的乘客].The.Zeppelin's.Passenger.

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1、TheZeppelin'sPassengerTheZeppelin'sPassengerE.PhillipsOppenheim1TheZeppelin'sPassengerCHAPTERI"Neverheardasound,"theyoungeroftheafternooncallersadmitted,gettingridofhisemptycupandleaningforwardinhislowchair."Nomoretea,thankyou,MissFairclough.Donesplendidly,thanks

2、.No,Iwenttobedlastnightsoonaftereleven-theColonelhadbeenroutemarchingusalloffourlegs-andIneverawokeuntilreveillethismorning.Sleepofthejust,andallthatsortofthing,butajollysell,allthesame!Youhearanythingofit,sir?"heasked,turningtohiscompanion,whowasseatedafewfeetaw

3、ay.CaptainGriffithsshookhishead.Hewasamanconsiderablyolderthanhisquestioner,withlong,nervousface,andthickblackhairstreakedwithgrey.Hisfingerswerebony,hiscomplexion,forasoldier,curiouslysallow,andnotwithstandinghisheight,whichwasconsiderable,hewasawkward,attimesal

4、mostuncouth.Hisvoicewashardandunsympathetic,andhiscontributionstothetea-tabletalkhadbeenalmostnegligible."Iwasupuntiltwoo'clock,asithappened,"hereplied,"butIknewnothingaboutthematteruntilitwasbroughttomynoticeofficially."HelenFairclough,whowasdoingthehonoursforLa

5、dyCranston,herabsenthostess,assumedtheslightairofsuperioritytowhichthecircumstancesofthecaseentitledher."Ihearditdistinctly,"shedeclared;"infactitwokemeup.Ihungoutofthewindow,andIcouldheartheenginejustasplainlyasthoughitwereoverthegolflinks."Theyoungsubalternsigh

6、ed."RottenluckIhavewiththesethings,"heconfided."That'sthreetimesthey'vebeenover,andI'veneitherheardnorseenone.Thistimetheysaythatithadthenarrowestshaveonearthofcomingdown.Ofcourse,you'veheardoftheobservationcarfoundonDutchman'sCommonthismorning?"Thegirlassented."

7、Didyouseeit?"sheenquired."Notachance,"wasthegloomyreply."ItwasputontwocoveredtrucksandsentuptoLondonbythefirsttrain.CaptainGriffithscantell2TheZeppelin'sPassengeryouwhatitwaslike,Idaresay.Youweredownthere,weren'tyou,sir?""Isuperintendeditsremoval,"thelatterinform

8、edthem."Itwasaveryuninterestingaffair.""Anybombsinit?"Helenasked."Notasignofone.Justahardseat,twosetsoffield-glassesandatelephone.Itseemstohavegotcaughtinsomet