Пятнадцатилетний капитан

A Magician

           

           "Theunfortunate!whatwillbecomeofhim?"sheaskedherself.

           Itisneedlesstosaythatthemole-hillhadbeenclosedupthesameday,andwiththegreatestcare,andthatthewatchwasdoubledinsideaswellasoutsidethefactory.

           ThemonotonouslifeoftheprisonersthencontinuedforMrs.Weldonandherchild.

           Meanwhile,aclimaticfact,veryrareatthatperiodoftheyear,wasproducedintheprovince.Persistentrainsbeganaboutthe19thofJune,thoughthemasikaperiod,thatfinishesinApril,waspassed.Infact,theskywascovered,andcontinualshowersinundatedtheterritoryofKazounde.

           WhatwasonlyavexationforMrs.Weldon,becauseshemustrenounceherwalksinsidethefactory,becameapublicmisfortuneforthenatives.Thelowlands,coveredwithharvestsalreadyripe,wereentirelysubmerged.Theinhabitantsoftheprovince,towhomthecropsuddenlyfailed,soonfoundthemselvesindistress.Allthelaborsoftheseasonwerecompromised,andQueenMoini,anymorethanherministers,didnotknowhowtofacethecatastrophe.

           Theythenhadrecoursetothemagicians,butnottothosewhoseprofessionistohealthesickbytheirincantationsandsorceries,orwhopredictsuccesstothenatives.Therewasapublicmisfortuneonhand,andthebest"mganngas,"whohavetheprivilegeofprovokingorstoppingtherains,wereprayedto,toconjureawaytheperil.

           Theirlaborwasinvain.

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