Затерянный мир
A Sight which I shall Never Forget
Ofcoursetheymayscupperthematonceinrevenge.Idon’tthinktheywouldtouchChallenger,butIwouldn’tanswerforSummerlee.Buttheywouldhavehadhiminanycase.OfthatIamcertain.SoIhaven’tmademattersanyworsebyboltin’.Butwearehonorboundtogobackandhavethemoutorseeitthroughwiththem.Soyoucanmakeupyoursoul,youngfellahmylad,foritwillbeonewayortheotherbeforeevenin’."
IhavetriedtoimitatehereLordRoxton’sjerkytalk,hisshort,strongsentences,thehalf-humorous,half-recklesstonethatranthroughitall.Buthewasabornleader.Asdangerthickenedhisjauntymannerwouldincrease,hisspeechbecomemoreracy,hiscoldeyesglitterintoardentlife,andhisDonQuixotemoustachebristlewithjoyousexcitement.Hisloveofdanger,hisintenseappreciationofthedramaofanadventure—allthemoreintenseforbeingheldtightlyin-hisconsistentviewthateveryperilinlifeisaformofsport,afiercegamebetwixtyouandFate,withDeathasaforfeit,madehimawonderfulcompanionatsuchhours.Ifitwerenotforourfearsastothefateofourcompanions,itwouldhavebeenapositivejoytothrowmyselfwithsuchamanintosuchanaffair.Wewererisingfromourbrushwoodhiding-placewhensuddenlyIfelthisgripuponmyarm.
"ByGeorge!"hewhispered,"heretheycome!"
Fromwherewelaywecouldlookdownabrownaisle,archedwithgreen,formedbythetrunksandbranches.Alongthisapartyoftheape-menwerepassing.
