Ледяной сфинкс

Chapter XIX. Land?

           Itseemedasthoughachangehadtakenplaceinthemotionoftheschooner,whichwasslidingalongonthesurfaceofthequietsea,withaslightlisttostarboard.Andyet,therewasneitherrollingnorpitching.Yes,Ifeltmyselfcarriedoffasthoughmybunkwerethecarofanair-balloon.Iwasnotmistaken,andIhadfallenfromdreamlandintoreality.

           Crashsucceededcrashoverhead.Icouldnotaccountforthem.InsidemycabinthepartitionsdeviatedfromtheverticalinsuchawayastomakeonebelievethattheHalbranehadfallenoveronherbeamends.Almostimmediately,Iwasthrownoutofmybunkandbarelyescapedsplittingmyskullagainstthecornerofthetable.However,Igotupagain,and,clingingontotheedgeofthedoorframe,Iproppedmyselfagainstthedoor.

           Atthisinstantthebulwarksbegantocrackandtheportsideoftheshipwastornopen.

           CouldtherehavebeenacollisionbetweentheschoonerandoneofthosegiganticfloatingmasseswhichWestwasunabletoavoidinthemist?

           Suddenlyloudshoutscamefromtheafter-deck,andthenscreamsofterror,inwhichthemaddenedvoicesofthecrewjoined.

           Atlengththerecameafinalcrash,andtheHalbraneremainedmotionless.

           Ihadtocrawlalongthefloortoreachthedoorandgainthedeck.CaptainLenGuyhavingalreadylefthiscabin,draggedhimselfonhisknees,sogreatwasthelisttoport,andcaughtonasbesthecould.

           Intheforepartoftheship,betweentheforecastleandthefore-mast,manyheadsappeared.

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