Пятнадцатилетний капитан

On the March

           Veryhappily,also,butwithouthissuspectingit,Bathadfoundthetwopreciousarticlesinthetallgrasswheretheyhadslept,but,byDickSand’sadvice,hekeptthemsafely.Bythismeanstheywouldbesurethatthebigchildwouldkeepquietduringthemarch,becausehecouldseenofarther,astheysay,thantheendofhisnose.

           Thus,placedbetweenActeonandAustin,withtheformalinjunctionnottoleavethem,thewofulBenedictutterednocomplaint,butfollowedinhisplace,likeablindmanledbyastring.

           ThelittlepartyhadnotgonefiftystepswhenoldTomsuddenlystoppeditwithoneword.

           "Dingo?"saidhe.

           "Infact,Dingoisnothere!"repliedHercules.

           Theblackcalledthedogseveraltimeswithhispowerfulvoice.

           Nobarkingrepliedtohim.

           DickSandremainedsilent.Theabsenceofthedog,wastoberegretted,forhehadpreservedthelittlepartyfromallsurprise.

           "CouldDingohavefollowedHarris?"askedTom.

           "Harris?No,"repliedDickSand;"buthemayhaveputhimselfon

           Negoro’sscent.Hefelthiminoursteps."

           "Thiscookofmisfortunewouldquicklyendhimwithaball!"cried

           Hercules.

           "ProvidedDingodidnotfirststranglehim,"repliedBat.

           "Perhapsso,"repliedtheyoungnovice."ButwecannotwaitforDingo’sreturn.Besides,ifheisliving,theintelligentanimalwillknowhowtofindus.Forward!"

           Theweatherwasverywarm.Sincedaybreaklargecloudsobscuredthehorizon.Alreadyastormwasthreatenedintheair.Probablythedaywouldnotendwithoutsomethunder-claps.

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