Ледяной сфинкс
Chapter XV. Bennet Islet
Twomenwereleftinchargeoftheboatwhilewelandedamidtherocks,and,accompaniedbytheothertwo,CaptainLenGuy,theboatswain,HuntandIproceededtowardsthecentre,wherewefoundsomerisingground,fromwhencewecouldseethewholeextentoftheislet.Buttherewasnothingtobeseenonanyside,absolutelynothing.OncomingdownfromtheslighteminenceHuntwentoninfront,asithadbeenagreedthathewastobeourguide.Wefollowedhimtherefore,asheledustowardsthesouthernextremityoftheislet.Havingreachedthepoint,Huntlookedcarefullyonallsidesofhim,thenstoopedandshowedusapieceofhalfrottenwoodlyingamongthescatteredstones.
“Iremember!”Iexclaimed;“ArthurPymspeaksofapieceofwoodwithtracesofcarvingonitwhichappearedtohavebelongedtothebowofaship.”
“Amongthecarvingmybrotherfanciedhecouldtracethedesignofatortoise,”addedCaptainLenGuy.
“Justso,”Ireplied,“butArthurPympronouncedthatresemblancedoubtful.Nomatter;thepieceofwoodisstillinthesameplacethatisindicatedinthenarrative,sowemayconcludethatsincetheJanecastanchorherenoothercrewhaseversetfootuponBennetIslet.Itfollowsthatweshouldonlylosetimeinlookingoutforanytokensofanotherlanding.WeshallknownothinguntilwereachTsalalIsland.”
“Yes,TsalalIsland,”repliedthecaptain.
Wethenretracedourstepsinthedirectionofthebay.
