Дети капитана Гранта

A False Trail

           "Myfriends,"repliedPaganel,takingbothRobert’shandsinhisown,"wemustresignourselvestoasaddisaster.Wehavebeenonawrongtrack.Theprisonermentionedisnotthecaptainatall,butoneofmyowncountrymen;andhiscompanion,whowasassassinatedbythePoyuches,wasMarcoVazello.TheFrenchmanwasdraggedalongbythecruelIndiansseveraltimesasfarastheshoresoftheColorado,butmanagedatlengthtomakehisescape,andreturntoColorado.InsteadoffollowingthetrackofHarryGrant,wehavefallenonthatofyoungGuinnard."

           Thisannouncementwasheardwithprofoundsilence.Themistakewaspalpable.ThedetailsgivenbytheSergeant,thenationalityoftheprisoner,themurderofhiscompanions,hisescapefromthehandsoftheIndians,allevidencedthefact.GlenarvanlookedatThalcavewithacrestfallenface,andtheIndian,turningtotheSergeant,askedwhetherhehadneverheardofthreeEnglishcaptives.

           "Never,"repliedManuel."TheywouldhaveknownofthematTandil,Iamsure.No,itcannotbe."

           Afterthis,therewasnothingfurthertodoatFortIndependencebuttoshakehandswiththeCommandant,andthankhimandtakeleave.

           Glenarvanwasindespairatthiscompleteoverthrowofhishopes,andRobertwalkedsilentlybesidehim,withhiseyesfulloftears.Glenarvancouldnotfindawordofcomforttosaytohim.Paganelgesticulatedandtalkedawaytohimself.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 178 из 658