Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Various Incidents

           Hehadjustshotit,andnowtherebounded,thirtyfeetoff,aformidablehunter,thatnodoubtcametoclaimitsprey,andwasnotinahumortogiveitup.Itwasalionofgreatheight,oneofthosewhichthenativescall"karamos,"andnotoneofthekindwithoutamane,named"lionoftheNyassi."Thisonemeasuredfivefeetinheightaformidablebeast.Withoneboundthelionhadfallenonthe"caama,"whichDickSand’sballhadjustthrowntotheground,and,stillfulloflife,itshookandcriedunderthepawofthepowerfulanimal.

           DickSandwasdisarmed,nothavinghadtimetoslideasecondcartridgeintohisgun.

           DickSand,infront,loweringhisvoice,gavedirectionstoavoidstrikingagainsttheserottenconstructions.Thenightwasclear.Theysawwelltodirecttheboat,buttheycouldalsobeseen.

           Thencameaterriblemoment.Twonatives,whotalkedinloudtones,weresquattingclosetothewateronthepiles,betweenwhichthecurrentcarriedtheboat,andthedirectioncouldnotbechangedforanarrowerpass.Now,wouldtheynotseeit,andattheircriesmightnotthewholevillagebealarmed?

           Aspaceofahundredfeetatmostremainedtobepassed,whenDickSandheardthetwonativescallmorequicklytoeachother.Oneshowedtheotherthemassofdriftingherbs,whichthreatenedtobreakthelonglianeropeswhichtheywereoccupiedinstretchingatthatmoment.

           Risinghastily,theycalledoutforhelp.

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