Трое в лодке не считая собаки
Chapter 14
WeshoutedbackloudenoughtowaketheSevenSleepers—Inevercouldunderstandmyselfwhyitshouldtakemorenoisetowakesevensleepersthanone—and,afterwhatseemedanhour,butwhatwasreally,Isuppose,aboutfiveminutes,wesawthelightedboatcreepingslowlyovertheblackness,andheardHarris’ssleepyvoiceaskingwherewewere.
TherewasanunaccountablestrangenessaboutHarris. Itwassomethingmorethanmereordinarytiredness. Hepulledtheboatagainstapartofthebankfromwhichitwasquiteimpossibleforustogetintoit,andimmediatelywenttosleep. Ittookusanimmenseamountofscreamingandroaringtowakehimupagainandputsomesenseintohim;butwesucceededatlast,andgotsafelyonboard.
Harrishadasadexpressiononhim,sowenoticed,whenwegotintotheboat. Hegaveyoutheideaofamanwhohadbeenthroughtrouble. Weaskedhimifanythinghadhappened,andhesaid-"Swans!"
Itseemedwehadmooredclosetoaswan’snest,and,soonafterGeorgeandIhadgone,thefemaleswancameback,andkickeduparowaboutit. Harrishadchiviedheroff,andshehadgoneaway,andfetchedupheroldman. Harrissaidhehadhadquiteafightwiththesetwoswans;butcourageandskillhadprevailedintheend,andhehaddefeatedthem.
Half-an-hourafterwardstheyreturnedwitheighteenotherswans! Itmusthavebeenafearfulbattle,sofaraswecouldunderstandHarris’saccountofit.