Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

The Call of the Primitive

           

           ItdidnottaketheFrenchofficerlongtolearnwhathadcausedtheterribleconditionaboard;forwhenwaterandbrandyweresoughttorestorethemen,itwasfoundthattherewasnone,norevenfoodofanydescription.

           Heimmediatelysignalledtothecruisertosendwater,medicine,andprovisions,andanotherboatmadetheperiloustriptotheArrow.

           Whenrestorativeshadbeenappliedseveralofthemenregainedconsciousness,andthenthewholestorywastold.ThatpartofitweknowuptothesailingoftheArrowafterthemurderofSnipes,andtheburialofhisbodyabovethetreasurechest.

           ItseemsthatthepursuitbythecruiserhadsoterrorizedthemutineersthattheyhadcontinuedoutacrosstheAtlanticforseveraldaysafterlosingher;butondiscoveringthemeagersupplyofwaterandprovisionsaboard,theyhadturnedbacktowardtheeast.

           Withnooneonboardwhounderstoodnavigation,discussionssoonaroseastotheirwhereabouts;andasthreedays’sailingtotheeastdidnotraiseland,theyboreofftothenorth,fearingthatthehighnorthwindsthathadprevailedhaddriventhemsouthofthesouthernextremityofAfrica.

           Theykeptonanorth-northeasterlycoursefortwodays,whentheywereovertakenbyacalmwhichlastedfornearlyaweek.Theirwaterwasgone,andinanotherdaytheywouldbewithoutfood.

           Conditionschangedrapidlyfrombadtoworse.Onemanwentmadandleapedoverboard.

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