Дети капитана Гранта

Cape Town and M. Viot

           "Well,then,Iwanttoknowifyouwouldbeverymuchfrightenedattheideaofbeingcastawayaloneonadesertisland."

           "I?"exclaimedPaganel.

           "Comenow,mygoodfellow,"saidtheMajor,"don’tgoandtellusthatitisyourmostcherisheddesire."

           "Idon’tpretenditisthat,butstill,afterall,suchanadventurewouldnotbeveryunpleasanttome.Ishouldbeginanewlife;Ishouldhuntandfish;IshouldchooseagrottoformydomicileinWinterandatreeinSummer.Ishouldmakestorehousesformyharvests:inoneword,Ishouldcolonizemyisland."

           "Allbyyourself?"

           "AllbymyselfifIwasobliged.Besides,areweeverobliged?Cannotonefindfriendsamongtheanimals,andchoosesometamekidoreloquentparrotoramiablemonkey?AndifaluckychanceshouldsendoneacompanionlikethefaithfulFriday,whatmoreisneeded?Twofriendsonarock,thereishappiness.Supposenow,theMajorandI"

           "Thankyou,"repliedtheMajor,interruptinghim;"Ihavenoinclinationinthatline,andshouldmakeaverypoorRobinsonCrusoe."

           "MydearMonsieurPaganel,"saidLadyHelena,"youarelettingyourimaginationrunawaywithyou,asusual.Butthedreamisverydifferentfromthereality.YouarethinkingofanimaginaryRobinson’slife,thrownonapickedislandandtreatedlikeaspoiledchildbynature.Youonlyseethesunnyside."

           "What,madam!Youdon’tbelieveamancouldbehappyonadesertisland?"

           "Idonot.

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