Пятнадцатилетний капитан

"S. V."

           

           Dingoknewitsletters;Dingoknewhowtoread!Thatwasverycertain,that!Jackhadseenit!

           DickSandwantedtogoandtakethetwocubes,torestorethemtohisfriendJack,butDingoshowedhimitsteeth.

           However,thenovicesucceededingainingpossessionofthetwocubes,andhereplacedthemintheset.

           Dingoadvancedagain,seizedagainthesametwoletters,andcarriedthemtoadistance.Thistimeitstwopawslayonthem;itseemeddecidedtoguardthematallhazards.Astotheotherlettersofthealphabet,itdidnotseemasifithadanyknowledgeofthem.

           "Thatisacuriousthing,"saidMrs.Weldon.

           "Itis,infact,verysingular,"repliedCaptainHull,whowaslookingattentivelyatthetwoletters.

           "S.V.,"saidMrs.Weldon.

           "S.V.,"repeatedCaptainHull."ButthosearepreciselytheletterswhichareonDingo’scollar!"

           Then,allatonce,turningtotheoldblack:"Tom,"heasked,"haveyounottoldmethatthisdogonlybelongedtothecaptainofthe’Waldeck’forashorttime?"

           "Infact,sir,"repliedTom,"Dingowasonlyonboardtwoyearsatthemost."

           "Andhaveyounotaddedthatthecaptainofthe’Waldeck’hadpickedupthisdogonthewesterncoastofAfrica?"

           "Yes,sir,intheneighborhoodofthemouthoftheCongo.Ihaveoftenheardthecaptainsayso."

           "So,"askedCaptainHull,"ithasneverbeenknowntowhomthisdoghadbelonged,norwhenceitcame?"

           "Never,sir.Adogfoundisworsethanachild!Thathasnopapers,and,more,itcannotexplain."

           CaptainHullwassilent,andreflected.

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