Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян
Out to Sea
HedidnotcaretoantagonizeanEnglishofficial,fortheQueen’smightyarmwieldedapunitiveinstrumentwhichhecouldappreciate,andwhichhefeared—England’sfar-reachingnavy.
Thetwosailorspickedthemselvesup,theoldermanassistinghiswoundedcomradetorise.Thebigfellow,whowasknownamonghismatesasBlackMichael,triedhisleggingerly,and,findingthatitborehisweight,turnedtoClaytonwithawordofgruffthanks.
Thoughthefellow’stonewassurly,hiswordswereevidentlywellmeant.Erehehadscarcefinishedhislittlespeechhehadturnedandwaslimpingofftowardtheforecastlewiththeveryapparentintentionofforestallinganyfurtherconversation.
Theydidnotseehimagainforseveraldays,nordidthecaptainaccordthemmorethanthesurliestofgruntswhenhewasforcedtospeaktothem.
Theytooktheirmealsinhiscabin,astheyhadbeforetheunfortunateoccurrence;butthecaptainwascarefultoseethathisdutiesneverpermittedhimtoeatatthesametime.
Theotherofficerswerecoarse,illiteratefellows,butlittleabovethevillainouscrewtheybullied,andwereonlytoogladtoavoidsocialintercoursewiththepolishedEnglishnobleandhislady,sothattheClaytonswereleftverymuchtothemselves.
