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第42章 掘墓盗尸人10（第1页）

第42章掘墓盗尸人（10）

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Itwasbythistimegrowie.Thegig，agtoorder，wasbroughtrouhbothlampsbrightlyshining，andtheyouopaytheirbillaheroad.TheyaheywereboundforPeebles，adiretilltheywereclearofthelasthousesofthetowinguishingthelamps，returheirdfollowedaby-rleherewasnosoundbutthatoftheirowheiridentpoftherain.Ititchdark;hereaegateorawhitestohewallguidedthemforashortspaceacrossthenight;butforthemostpartitadalm，thattheypickedtheirwaythroughthatresonaheirsolemnaination.Inthesuhattraversetheneighbourhoodrouglimmerfailedthem，anditbeecessarytokidre-illumihelahegig.Thus，uhedrippingtrees，andenvironedbyhugeandmovingshadows，theyreachedtheseoftheirunhallo>

Theywerebothexperiensuchaffairs，ahthespade;andtheyhadstweheirtaskbeforetheywererewardedbyadullrattleonthelid.AtthesamemomentMae，havinghurthishanduponastone，flungitcarelesslyabovehishead.Thegrave，inwhiowstoodalmosttotheshoulders，wasclosetotheedgeoftheplateauofthegraveyard;andthegiglamphadbeehebettertoillumiheirlabainstatree，aevergeofthesteepbaothestream.cehadtakehthestohencameaglass;hem;souelydullandringingaheboundierndownthebank，anditsoalwiththetrees.Astowo，whichithaddislodgedi，rattledbehinditintotheprofuheglen;andthensile，resumeditssway;abendtheirhearingtoitsutmostpitaughtwastobeheardexcepttherain，ntothewind，nowsteadilyfallingovermilesofopentry.

Theyweresoaheirabhorredtaskthattheyjudgeditwisesttopleteitihewasexhumedahebodyihedrippingsadcarriedbetweehegig;ookeepitinitspladthethehorsebythemouth，gropedalongbywallandbushuntiltheyreachedthewiderroadbytheFisher'sTryst.Herewasafaint，diffusedradiancy，whichtheyhailedlikedaylight;bythattheypushedthehoodpadbegantorattlealongmerrilyiioown.

&hbeeheskinduriions，andnow，asthegigjumpedamohethingthatstoodproppedbetweenthemfellnowupononeandnowupoeveryrepetitionofthehorridtastinctivelyrepelleditwiththegreaterhaste;andtheproaturalalthoughitwas，begaheheaemadesomeill-favouredjestaboutthefarmer'swife，butithislips，andwasallowedtodropiheirunnaturalburdenbumpedfromsidetoside;andnowtheheadwouldbelaid，asifintheirshoulders，andnsack-clothicilyabouttheirfaces.AgchillbegahesoulofFettes.Hepeeredatthebuseemedserthanatfirst.Alloverthetry-side，andfrreeofdistahefarmdogsapaheirpassagewithtragicululations;anditgrewandgrewuponhismindthatsomeunnaturalmiraclehadbeenaplished，thatsomenamelessgehadbefallenthedeadbody，andthatitwasiheirunholyburdenthatthed.

&quod'ssake，"saidhe，makitoarriveatspeech，&quod'ssake，let'shavealight!"

SeeminglyMaewasaffethesamedire;fhhemadenoreply，hestoppedthehorse，passedthereinstohispanion，gotdoroceededtokiheremaininglamp.Theyhadbythattimegothecross-roaddowntoAuy.

&illpouredasthoughthedelugewerereturning，anditwasertomakealightinsuchaworldofwetanddarkthefligblueflamehadbeehewidbegantoexpandandclarify，andshedawideistybrightnessroubecamepossibleforthetwoyouoseeeachotheraheyhadalongwiththem.Therainhadmouldedtheroughsagtotheoutlihebodyuheheadwasdistinthetrunk，theshouldersplainlymodelled;somethiralandhumaheireyesupolyradeoftheirdrive.

ForsometimeMaestoodmotionless，holdingupthelamp.Anamelessdreadwasswathed，likeawetsheet，aboutthebody，ahewhiteskinupoes;afearthatwasmeaningless，ahorrorofwhatotbe，keptmountingtohisbraiofthewatdhehadspoken.Buthisradeforestalledhim.

"Thatisnotawoman，"saidMae，inahushedvoice.

"Itheherin，"whisperedFettes.

"Holdthatlamp，"saidtheother."Imustseeherface."

Aookthelamphispahefasteningsofthesaddrewdowhehead.Thelightfellverythedark，well-mouldedfeaturesandsmooth-shaveoofamiliarbeheldindreamsofbothoftheseyoungmen.Awildyellrangupi;eachleapedfromhisowheroadfell，broke，aihehorse，terrifiedbythisunusualotion，boundedaowardEdinburghatagallwithit，soleotofthegig，thebodyofthedeadandloedGray.