Тень над Иннсмутом
Chapter 3
Theygiveasartennumbero’youngfolkstothesea-thingstwiceeveryyear—May–Evean’Hallawe’en—reg’larascudbe.Alsogivesomea’thecarvedknick-knackstheymade.Whatthethingsagreedtogiveinreturnwasplentya’fish—theydruv’eminfromalloverthesea—an’afewgold-likethingsnaowan’then.
"Wal,asIsays,thenativesmetthethingsonthelittlevolcanicislet—goin’tharincanoeswiththesacrificesetcet’ry,andbringin’backanyofthegold-likejoolsaswascomin’to’em.Atfustthethingsdidn’tnevergoontothemainisland,butarteratimetheycometowantto.Seemstheyhankeredartermixin’withthefolks,an’havin’j’intceremoniesonthebigdays—May–Evean’Hallowe’en.Yesee,theywasabletolivebothinantaouto’water—whattheycallamphibians,Iguess.TheKanakystold’emashaowfolksfromtheotherislandsmightwantawipe‘anoutiftheygotwindo’theirbein’thar,buttheysaystheydun’tkeermuch,becausetheycudwipeaoutthehullbroodo’humanseftheywaswillin’tobother—thatis,anyasdidn’tbe,sartensignssechaswasusedonctbythelostOldOnes,whoevertheywas.Butnotwantin’tobother,they’dlaylowwhenanybodyvisitedtheisland.
"Whenitcometomatin’withthemtoad-lookin’fishes,theKanakyskindo’balked,butfinallytheylarntsomethingasputanewfaceonthematter.
