Дети капитана Гранта

Providentially Rescued

           WhowasthechildbesideduringourdescentoftheCordilleras?"

           "Besideme,"repliedWilson.

           "Verywell.Uptowhatmomentdidyouseehimbesideyou?Tryifyoucanremember."

           "AllthatIcanrecollectisthatRobertGrantwasstillbymyside,holdingfastbyatuftoflichen,lessthantwominutesbeforetheshockwhichfinishedourdescent."

           "Lessthantwominutes?Mindwhatyouaresaying;Idaresayaminuteseemedaverylongtimetoyou.Areyousureyouarenotmakingamistake?"

           "Idon’tthinkIam.No;itwasjustabouttwominutes,asItellyou."

           "Verywell,then;andwasRobertonyourrightorleft?"

           "Onmyleft.Irememberthathisponchobrushedpastmyface."

           "Andwithregardtous,howwereyouplaced?"

           "Ontheleftalso."

           "ThenRobertmusthavedisappearedonthisside,"saidtheMajor,turningtowardthemountainandpointingtowardtheright:"andIshouldjudge,"headded,"consideringthetimethathaselapsed,thatthespotwherehefellisabouttwomilesup.Betweenthatheightandthegroundiswherewemustsearch,dividingthedifferentzonesamongus,anditisthereweshallfindhim."

           Notanotherwordwasspoken.Thesixmencommencedtheirexplorations,keepingconstantlytothelinetheyhadmadeintheirdescent,examiningcloselyeveryfissure,andgoingintotheverydepthsoftheabysses,chokedupthoughtheypartlywerewithfragmentsoftheplateau;andmorethanonecameoutagainwithgarmentstorntorags,andfeetandhandsbleeding.

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