Первые люди на Луне
Chapter 16 — Points of View
Isawthatthespaceturnedupwardandbecameadraughtycleftagain,ascendingtoimpenetrabledarkness.Iwasabouttoclamberupintothis,andthenwithahappyinspirationturnedback.
“Whatareyoudoing?”askedCavor.
“Goon!”saidI,andwentbackandgottwooftheshiningfungi,andputtingoneintothebreastpocketofmyflanneljacket,sothatitstuckouttolightourclimbing,wentbackwiththeotherforCavor.ThenoiseoftheSeleniteswasnowsoloudthatitseemedtheymustbealreadybeneaththecleft.Butitmightbetheywouldhavedifficultyinclamberingintoit,ormighthesitatetoascenditagainstourpossibleresistance.Atanyrate,wehadnowthecomfortingknowledgeoftheenormousmuscularsuperiorityourbirthinanotherplanetgaveus.InotherminuteIwasclamberingwithgiganticvigourafterCavor’sblue-litheels.
