Затерянный мир
Our Eyes have seen Great Wonders
"Splendid!"criedtheundauntedChallenger,rubbinghisinjuredarm."Amostthoroughandsatisfactorydemonstration!Icouldnothaveanticipatedsuchasuccess.Withinaweek,gentlemen,Ipromisethatasecondballoonwillbeprepared,andthatyoucancountupontakinginsafetyandcomfortthefirststageofourhomewardjourney."SofarIhavewritteneachoftheforegoingeventsasitoccurred.NowIamroundingoffmynarrativefromtheoldcamp,whereZambohaswaitedsolong,withallourdifficultiesanddangersleftlikeadreambehindusuponthesummitofthosevastruddycragswhichtoweraboveourheads.Wehavedescendedinsafety,thoughinamostunexpectedfashion,andalliswellwithus.InsixweeksortwomonthsweshallbeinLondon,anditispossiblethatthislettermaynotreachyoumuchearlierthanwedoourselves.Alreadyourheartsyearnandourspiritsflytowardsthegreatmothercitywhichholdssomuchthatisdeartous.
ItwasontheveryeveningofourperilousadventurewithChallenger’shome-madeballoonthatthechangecameinourfortunes.Ihavesaidthattheonepersonfromwhomwehadhadsomesignofsympathyinourattemptstogetawaywastheyoungchiefwhomwehadrescued.Healonehadnodesiretoholdusagainstourwillinastrangeland.Hehadtoldusasmuchbyhisexpressivelanguageofsigns.
