Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Drifting

           

           "Hercules!"hecried,"Hercules!Ah!seewhatwillgainyourpardon!CousinWeldon!Dick!ahexapode,uniqueinitsspecies,andofAfricanorigin!This,atleast,theywillnotdisputewithme,anditshallquitmeonlywithmylife!"

           "Itis,then,veryprecious?"askedMrs.Weldon.

           "Precious!"criedCousinBenedict."Aninsectwhichisneitheracoleopter,noraneuropteran,norahymenopter;whichdoesnotbelongtoanyofthetenordersrecognizedbysavants,andwhichtheywillberathertemptedtorankinthesecondsectionofthearachnides.Asortofspider,whichwouldbeaspiderifithadeightlegs,andis,however,ahexapode,becauseithasbutsix.Ah!myfriends,Heavenowedmethisjoy;andatlengthIshallgivemynametoascientificdiscovery!Thatinsectshallbethe’HexapodesBenedictus.’"

           TheenthusiasticsavantwassohappyheforgotsomanymiseriespastandtocomeinridinghisfavoritehobbythatneitherMrs.WeldonnorDickSandgrudgedhimhisfelicitations.

           Allthistimetheperoguemovedonthedarkwatersoftheriver.Thesilenceofnightwasonlydisturbedbytheclatteringscalesofthecrocodiles,orthesnortingofthehippopotamithatsportedonthebanks.

           Then,throughthesprigsofthethatch,themoonappearedbehindthetopsofthetrees,throwingitssoftlighttotheinterioroftheboat.

           Suddenly,ontherightbank,washeardadistanthubbub,thenadullnoiseasifgiantpumpswereworkinginthedark

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