Остров доктора Моро
The Strange Face.
IneverbargainedtocarryamaddevilandasillySawbones,a—"
Well,nevermindwhathecalledMontgomery.Isawthelattertakeastepforward,andinterposed."He’sdrunk,"saidI.Thecaptainbegansomeabuseevenfoulerthanthelast."Shutup!"Isaid,turningonhimsharply,forIhadseendangerinMontgomery’swhiteface.WiththatIbroughtthedownpouronmyself.
However,Iwasgladtoavertwhatwasuncommonlynearascuffle,evenatthepriceofthecaptain’sdrunkenill-will.IdonotthinkIhaveeverheardquitesomuchvilelanguagecomeinacontinuousstreamfromanyman’slipsbefore,thoughIhavefrequentedeccentriccompanyenough.Ifoundsomeofithardtoendure,thoughIamamild-temperedman;but,certainly,whenItoldthecaptainto"shutup"IhadforgottenthatIwasmerelyabitofhumanflotsam,cutofffrommyresourcesandwithmyfareunpaid;amerecasualdependantonthebounty,orspeculativeenterprise,oftheship.Heremindedmeofitwithconsiderablevigour;butatanyrateIpreventedafight.
