Алая чума

Chapter 1

           “Rabbitisgood,verygood,”theancientquavered,“butwhenitcomestoatoothsomedelicacyIprefercrab. WhenIwasaboy 

           “Whydoyousaysomuchthatain’tgotnosense?”Edwinimpatientlyinterruptedtheother’sthreatenedgarrulousness. 

           Theboydidnotexactlyutterthesewords,butsomethingthatremotelyresembledthemandthatwasmoregutturalandexplosiveandeconomicalofqualifyingphrases. Hisspeechshoweddistantkinshipwiththatoftheoldman,andthelatter’sspeechwasapproximatelyanEnglishthathadgonethroughabathofcorruptusage. 

           “WhatIwanttoknow,”Edwincontinued,“iswhyyoucallcrab’toothsomedelicacy’? Crabiscrab,ain’tit? NooneIneverheardcallsitsuchfunnythings.” 

           Theoldmansighedbutdidnotanswer,andtheymovedoninsilence. Thesurfgrewsuddenlylouder,astheyemergedfromtheforestuponastretchofsanddunesborderingthesea. Afewgoatswerebrowsingamongthesandyhillocks,andaskin-cladboy,aidedbyawolfish-lookingdogthatwasonlyfaintlyreminiscentofacollie,waswatchingthem. Mingledwiththeroarofthesurfwasacontinuous,deep-throatedbarkingorbellowing,whichcamefromaclusterofjaggedrocksahundredyardsoutfromshore. Herehugesea-lionshauledthemselvesuptolieinthesunorbattlewithoneanother. Intheimmediateforegroundarosethesmokeofafire,tendedbyathirdsavage-lookingboy. Crouchednearhimwereseveralwolfishdogssimilartotheonethatguardedthegoats. 

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