Пятнадцатилетний капитан

On the Way

           "Itcanbebelievedthattheirimaginationwouldknowhowtofurnishanewpoeticalappellationforeachoftheonehundredandfiftyspecieswhichconstitutethismarveloustribeofhumming-birds.

           Meanwhile,howevernumerousthesehumming-birdsmightbeintheforestsofBolivia,littleJackwasobligedtostillcontenthimselfwithHarris’spromise.AccordingtotheAmerican,theywerestilltooclosetothecoast,andthehumming-birdsdidnotlikethesedesertssoneartheocean.Thepresenceofmandidnotfrightenthematthe"hacienda;"theyheardnothingalldaybuttheircryof"teretere"andthemurmuroftheirwings,similartothatofaspinning-wheel.

           "Ah!howIshouldliketobethere!"criedlittleJack.

           Thesurestmethodofgettingtheretothe"hacienda"ofSanFelicewasnottostopontheroad.Mrs.Weldonandhercompanionsonlytookthetimeabsolutelynecessaryforrepose.

           Theaspectoftheforestalreadychanged.Betweenthelesscrowdedtreeslargeclearingsopenedhereandthere.Thesun,piercingthegreencarpet,thenshoweditsstructureofred,syenitegranite,similartoslabsoflapis-lazuli.Onsomeheightsthesarsaparillaabounded,aplantwithfleshytubercles,whichformedaninextricabletangle.Theforest,withthenarrowpaths,wasbetterforthem.

           Beforesunsetthelittletroopwereabouteightmilesfromthepointofdeparture.Thisjourneyhadbeenmadewithoutaccident,andevenwithoutgreatfatigue.Itistrue,itwasthefirstjourneyonthemarch,andnodoubtthefollowinghaltingplaceswouldberougher.

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