Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
The Savage Home
BlackMichaelwasdeterminedthatnothingbelongingtotheClaytonsshouldbeleftonboard.Whetheroutofcompassionforthem,orinfurtheranceofhisownself-interests,itwouldbedifficulttosay.
TherewasnoquestionbutthatthepresenceofpropertyofamissingBritishofficialuponasuspiciousvesselwouldhavebeenadifficultthingtoexplaininanycivilizedportintheworld.
SozealouswasheinhiseffortstocarryouthisintentionsthatheinsisteduponthereturnofClayton’srevolverstohimbythesailorsinwhosepossessiontheywere.
Intothesmallboatswerealsoloadedsaltmeatsandbiscuit,withasmallsupplyofpotatoesandbeans,matches,andcookingvessels,achestoftools,andtheoldsailswhichBlackMichaelhadpromisedthem.
AsthoughhimselffearingtheverythingwhichClaytonhadsuspected,BlackMichaelaccompaniedthemtoshore,andwasthelasttoleavethemwhenthesmallboats,havingfilledtheship’scaskswithfreshwater,werepushedouttowardthewaitingFuwalda.
Astheboatsmovedslowlyoverthesmoothwatersofthebay,Claytonandhiswifestoodsilentlywatchingtheirdeparture—inthebreastsofbothafeelingofimpendingdisasterandutterhopelessness.
Andbehindthem,overtheedgeofalowridge,othereyeswatched—closeset,wickedeyes,gleamingbeneathshaggybrows.
