Ледяной сфинкс

Chapter IV. From the Kerguelen Isles to Prince Edward Island

           

           “Impossible,sir!Andifafact,onindisputableevidence,appealedtothewholecivilizedworld;ifamaterialproofoftheexistenceoftheseunhappymen,imprisonedattheendsoftheearth,werefurnished,whowouldventuretomeetthosewhowouldfaingototheiraidwiththecryof‘Impossible!’“

           Wasitasentimentofhumanity,exaggeratedtothepointofmadness,thathadrousedtheinterestofthisstrangemaninthoseshipwreckedfolkwhoneverhadsufferedshipwreck,forthegoodreasonthattheyneverhadexisted?

           CaptainLenGuyapproachedmeanew,laidhishandonmyshoulderandwhisperedinmyear,—

           “No,sir,no!thelastwordhasnotbeensaidconcerningthecrewoftheJane.”

           Thenhepromptlywithdrew.

           TheJanewas,inEdgarPoe’sromance,thenameoftheshipwhichhadrescuedArthurPymandDirkPetersfromthewreckoftheGrampus,andCaptainLenGuyhadnowuttereditforthefirsttime.ItoccurredtomethenthatGuywasthenameofthecaptainoftheJane,anEnglishship;butwhatofthat?ThecaptainoftheJaneneverlivedbutintheimaginationofthenovelist,heandtheskipperoftheHalbranehavenothingincommonexceptanamewhichisfrequentlytobefoundinEngland.But,onthinkingofthesimilarity,itstruckmethatthepoorcaptain’sbrainhadbeenturnedbythisverything

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 40 из 317