Остров сокровищ

Israel Hands

           Andnow,boy,youstandby.We’renearthebitnow,andshe’stoomuchwayonher.Starboardalittlesosteadystarboardlarboardalittlesteadysteady!"

           Soheissuedhiscommands,whichIbreathlesslyobeyed,till,allofasudden,hecried,"Now,myhearty,luff!"AndIputthehelmhardup,andtheHispaniolaswungroundrapidlyandranstemonforthelow,woodedshore.

           TheexcitementoftheselastmanoeuvreshadsomewhatinterferedwiththewatchIhadkepthitherto,sharplyenough,uponthecoxswain.EventhenIwasstillsomuchinterested,waitingfortheshiptotouch,thatIhadquiteforgottheperilthathungovermyheadandstoodcraningoverthestarboardbulwarksandwatchingtheripplesspreadingwidebeforethebows.Imighthavefallenwithoutastruggleformylifehadnotasuddendisquietudeseizeduponmeandmademeturnmyhead.PerhapsIhadheardacreakorseenhisshadowmovingwiththetailofmyeye;perhapsitwasaninstinctlikeacat’s;but,sureenough,whenIlookedround,therewasHands,alreadyhalf-waytowardsme,withthedirkinhisrighthand.

           Wemustbothhavecriedoutaloudwhenoureyesmet,butwhileminewastheshrillcryofterror,hiswasaroaroffurylikeachargingbully’s.Atthesameinstant,hethrewhimselfforwardandIleaptsidewaystowardsthebows.AsIdidso,Iletgoofthetiller,whichsprangsharptoleeward,andIthinkthissavedmylife,foritstruckHandsacrossthechestandstoppedhim,forthemoment,dead.

           Beforehecouldrecover,Iwassafeoutofthecornerwherehehadmetrapped,withallthedecktododgeabout.Justforwardofthemain-mastIstopped,drewapistolfrommypocket,tookacoolaim,thoughhehadalreadyturnedandwasoncemorecomingdirectlyafterme,anddrewthetrigger.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 176 из 238