Пятнадцатилетний капитан

A Hundred Miles in Ten Days

           Thosecouldbeseenimperfectly,itistruebuttheirapparitionledtoarathersingulardiscussionbetweenHarrisandsomeofhiscompanions.

           Thelittletroop,aboutfouro’clockintheafternoon,hadstoppedforamomentnearanopeninginthewoods,whenthreeorfouranimalsofgreatheightwentoutofathicketahundredstepsoff,andscamperedawayatoncewithremarkablespeed.

           InspiteoftheAmerican’srecommendations,thistimethenovice,havingquicklyshoulderedhisgun,firedatoneoftheseanimals.Butatthemomentwhenthechargewasgoingoff,theweaponhadbeenrapidlyturnedasidebyHarris,andDickSand,skilfulashewas,hadmissedhisaim.

           "Nofiring;nofiring!"saidtheAmerican.

           "Ah,now,butthosearegiraffes!"criedDickSand,withoutotherwisereplyingtoHarris’sobservation.

           "Giraffes!"repeatedJack,standinguponthehorse’ssaddle."Wherearethey,thelargebeasts?"

           "Giraffes!"repliedMrs.Weldon."Youaremistaken,mydearDick.TherearenogiraffesinAmerica."

           "Indeed,"saidHarris,whoappearedrathersurprised,"therecannotbeanygiraffesinthiscountry."

           "What,then?"saidDickSand.

           "Ireallydonotknowwhattothink,"repliedHarris."Havenotyoureyesdeceivedyou,myyoungfriend,andarenotthoseanimalsmorelikelytobeostriches?"

           "Ostriches!"repeatedDickSandandMrs.Weldon,lookingateachotheringreatsurprise.

           "Yes,onlyostriches,"repeatedHarris.

           "Butostrichesarebirds,"returnedDickSand,"andconsequentlytheyhaveonlytwofeet."

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