Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Some of Dick Sand’s Notes

           Twenty-five"marches"wereemployedtomakethisdistanceoftwohundredandfiftymiles,the"march"inthetraders’languagebeingtenmiles,haltingbydayandnight.

           From25thto27thApril.Sawavillagesurroundedbywallsofreeds,eightorninefeethigh.Fieldscultivatedwithmaize,beans,"sorghas"andvariousarachides.Twoblacksseizedandmadeprisoners.Fifteenkilled.Populationfled.

           Thenextdaycrossedanimpetuousriver,onehundredandfiftyyardswide.Floatingbridge,formedoftrunksoftrees,fastenedwithlianes.Pileshalfbroken.Twowomen,tiedtothesamefork,precipitatedintothewater.Onewascarryingherlittlechild.Thewatersaredisturbedandbecomestainedwithblood.Crocodilesglidebetweenthepartsofthebridge.Thereisdangerofsteppingintotheiropenmouths.

           April28th.Crossedaforestofbauhiniers.TreesofstraighttimberthosewhichfurnishtheironwoodforthePortuguese.

           Heavyrain.Earthwet.Marchextremelypainful.

           Perceived,towardthecenteroftheconvoy,poorNan,carryingalittlenegrochildinherarms.Shedragsherselfalongwithdifficulty.Theslavechainedwithherlimps,andthebloodflowsfromhershoulder,tornbylashesfromthewhip.

           Intheeveningcampedunderanenormousbaobabwithwhiteflowersandalightgreenfoliage.

           Duringthenightroarsoflionsandleopards.Shotsfiredbyoneofthenativesatapanther.WhathasbecomeofHercules?

           April29thand30th.FirstcoldsofwhattheycalltheAfricanwinter.Dewveryabundant.

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