Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Various Incidents

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           "ItwillbeenoughforJack,"repliedDickSand,takingaimatthebird,whichwasinnohurrytoflyaway.

           "No,no!"saidCousinBenedict,"donotfire!Itisanindicator,anditwillbringushoneyinabundance."

           DickSandloweredhisgun,realizingthatafewpoundsofhoneywereworthmorethanonebird;andCousinBenedictandhefollowedthebird,whichroseandflewaway,invitingthemtogowithit.

           Theyhadnotfartogo,andafewminutesafter,someoldtrunks,hiddeninbetweenthespurges,appearedinthemidstofanintensebuzzingofbees.

           CousinBenedictwouldhavepreferrednottohaverobbedtheseindustrioushymenoptersofthe"fruitoftheirlabors,"asheexpressedit.ButDickSanddidnotunderstanditinthatway.Hesmokedoutthebeeswithsomedryherbsandobtainedaconsiderablequantityofhoney.Thenleavingtotheindicatorthecakesofwax,whichmadeitsshareoftheprofit,CousinBenedictandhereturnedtotheboat.

           Thehoneywaswellreceived,butitwasbutlittle,and,infact,allwouldhavesufferedcruellyfromhunger,if,duringthedayofthe12th,theboathadnotstoppednearacreekwheresomelocustsswarmed.Theycoveredthegroundandtheshrubsinmyriads,twoorthreedeep.Now,CousinBenedictnotfailingtosaythatthenativesfrequentlyeattheseorthopterswhichwasperfectlytruetheytookpossessionofthismanna.Therewasenoughtofilltheboattentimes,andbroiledoveramildfire,theseediblelocustswouldhaveseemedexcellenteventolessfamishedpeople.

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