Дети капитана Гранта

The Return on Board

           Nomeansoftransportbeingprocurablesofarsouth,theywerecompelledtowalk.However,itwasnotmorethanfortymilesnowthattheyhadtogo,andThaoukawouldnotrefusetogivealiftoccasionallytoatiredpedestrian,oreventoacoupleatapinch.Inthirty-sixhourstheymightreachtheshoresoftheAtlantic.

           Thelow-lyingtractofmarshyground,stillunderwater,soonlaybehindthem,asThalcaveledthemupwardtothehigherplains.HeretheArgentineterritoryresumeditsmonotonousaspect.Afewclumpsoftrees,plantedbyEuropeanhands,mightchancetobevisibleamongthepasturage,butquiteasrarelyasinTandilandTapalquemSierras.ThenativetreesareonlyfoundontheedgeoflongprairiesandaboutCapeCorrientes.

           Nextday,thoughstillfifteenmilesdistant,theproximityoftheoceanwassensiblyfelt.TheVIRAZON,apeculiarwind,whichblowsregularlyhalfofthedayandnight,bentdowntheheadsofthetallgrasses.Thinlyplantedwoodsrosetoview,andsmalltree-likemimosas,bushesofacacia,andtuftsofCURRA-MANTEL.Hereandthere,shininglikepiecesofbrokenglass,weresalinouslagoons,whichincreasedthedifficultyofthejourneyasthetravelershadtowindroundthemtogetpast.Theypushedonasquicklyaspossible,hopingtoreachLakeSalado,ontheshoresoftheocean,thesameday;andat8P.M.,whentheyfoundthemselvesinfrontofthesandhillstwohundredfeethigh,whichskirtthecoast,theywerealltolerablytired.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 226 из 658