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Chapter Seventeen.
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Strong Measures Lead to Unexpected Discoveries.
“I’m terribly worried and perplexed,” said Lieutenant1 Lindsay one afternoon to Midshipman Midgley, as they were creeping along the coast in the neighbourhood of Cape2 Dalgado.
“Why so?” inquired the middy.
“Because I can learn nothing whatever about the movements of Marizano,” replied the Lieutenant. “I have not spoken to you about this man hitherto, because—because—that is to say—the fact is, it wasn’t worth while, seeing that you know no more about him than I do, perhaps not so much. But I can’t help thinking that we might have learned something about him by this time, only our interpreter is such an unmitigated ass4, he seems to understand nothing—to pick up nothing.”
“Indeed!” exclaimed the midshipman; “I’m surprised to hear you say so, because I heard Suliman whispering last night with that half-caste fellow whom we captured along with the other niggers, and I am confident that he mentioned the name of Marizano several times.”
“Did he? Well now, the rascal5 invariably looks quite blank when I mention Marizano’s name, and shakes his head, as if he had never heard of it before.”
“Couldn’t you intimidate6 him into disgorging a little of his knowledge?” suggested Midgley, with an arch look.
“I have thought of that,” replied Lindsay, with a frown. “Come, it’s not a bad idea; I’ll try! Hallo! Suliman, come aft, I want you.”
Lieutenant Lindsay was one of those men who are apt to surprise people by the precipitancy of their actions. He was not, indeed, hasty; but when his mind was made up he was not slow in proceeding7 to action. It was so on the present occasion, to the consternation8 of Suliman, who had hitherto conceived him to be rather a soft easy-going man.
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n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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rascal
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