Моби Дик

The Grand Armada

           "Line!line!"criedQueequeg,lookingoverthegunwale;"himfast!himfast!Wholinehim!Whostruck?Twowhale;onebig,onelittle!"

           "Whatailsye,man?"criedStarbuck.

           "Look-ehere,"saidQueequeg,pointingdown.

           Aswhenthestrickenwhale,thatfromthetubhasreeledouthundredsoffathomsofrope;as,afterdeepsounding,hefloatsupagain,andshowstheslackenedcurlinglinebuoyantlyrisingandspirallingtowardstheair;sonow,StarbucksawlongcoilsoftheumbilicalcordofMadameLeviathan,bywhichtheyoungcubseemedstilltetheredtoitsdam.Notseldomintherapidvicissitudesofthechase,thisnaturalline,withthematernalendloose,becomesentangledwiththehempenone,sothatthecubistherebytrapped.Someofthesubtlestsecretsoftheseasseemeddivulgedtousinthisenchantedpond.WesawyoungLeviathanamoursinthedeep.

           Andthus,thoughsurroundedbycircleuponcircleofconsternationsandaffrights,didtheseinscrutablecreaturesatthecentrefreelyandfearlesslyindulgeinallpeacefulconcernments;yes,serenelyrevelledindallianceanddelight.Butevenso,amidthetornadoedAtlanticofmybeing,doImyselfstillforevercentrallydisportinmutecalm;andwhileponderousplanetsofunwaningwoerevolveroundme,deepdownanddeepinlandthereIstillbathemeineternalmildnessofjoy.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 555 из 832