Последний из Могикан

Chapter 6

           "Inwhatpartofthemarewe?"askedHeyward.

           "Why,wearenighthespotthatProvidencefirstplacedthemat,butwhere,itseems,theyweretoorebellioustostay.Therockprovedsofteroneachsideofus,andsotheyleftthecentreoftheriverbareanddry,firstworkingoutthesetwolittleholesforustohidein."

           "Wearethenonanisland?"

           "Ay!therearethefallsontwosidesofus,andtheriveraboveandbelow.Ifyouhaddaylight,itwouldbeworththetroubletostepupontheheightofthisrock,andlookattheperversityofthewater.Itfallsbynoruleatall;sometimesitleaps,sometimesittumbles;there,itskips;here,itshoots;inoneplace’tiswhiteassnow,andinanother’tisgreenasgrass;hereabouts,itpitchesintodeephollows,thatrumbleandquakethe‘arth;andhereaway,itripplesandsingslikeabrook,fashioningwhirlpoolsandgulleysintheoldstone,asit’twasnoharderthantroddenclay.Thewholedesignoftheriverseemsdisconcerted.Firstitrunssmoothly,asifmeaningtogodownthedescentasthingswereordered;thenitanglesaboutandfacestheshores;norarethereplaceswantingwhereitlooksbackward,asifunwillingtoleavethewilderness,tominglewiththesalt!Ay,lady,thefinecobweb-lookingclothyouwearatyourthroat,iscoarse,andlikeafish-net,tolittlespotsIcanshowyou,wheretheriverfabricatesallsortsofimages,asif,havingbrokeloosefromorder,itwouldtryitshandateverything.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 77 из 577