Дети капитана Гранта

Through the Straits of Magellan

           ThoughMagellancalledthenativesPatagonians,theFuegianscalledthemTiremenen,theChiliansCaucalhues,thecolonistsofCarmenTehuelches,theAraucansHuiliches;BougainvillegivesthemthenameofChauha,andFalknerthatofTehuelhets.ThenametheygivethemselvesisInaken.Now,tellmethen,howwouldyourecognizethem?Indeed,isitlikelythatapeoplewithsomanynameshasanyactualexistence?"

           "That’saqueerargument,certainly,"saidLadyHelena.

           "Well,letusadmitit,"saidherhusband,"butourfriendPaganelmustownthateveniftherearedoubtsaboutthenameoftheracethereisnoneabouttheirsize."

           "Indeed,Iwillneverownanythingsooutrageousasthat,"repliedPaganel.

           "Theyaretall,"saidGlenarvan.

           "Idon’tknowthat."

           "Aretheylittle,then?"askedLadyHelena.

           "Noonecanaffirmthattheyare."

           "Abouttheaverage,then?"saidMcNabbs.

           "Idon’tknowthateither."

           "That’sgoingalittletoofar,"saidGlenarvan."Travelerswhohaveseenthemtellus."

           "Travelerswhohaveseenthem,"interruptedPaganel,"don’tagreeatallintheiraccounts.Magellansaidthathisheadscarcelyreachedtotheirwaist."

           "Well,then,thatproves."

           "Yes,butDrakedeclaresthattheEnglisharetallerthanthetallestPatagonian?"

           "Oh,theEnglishthatmaybe,"repliedtheMajor,disdainfully,"butwearetalkingoftheScotch."

           "Cavendishassuresusthattheyaretallandrobust,"continuedPaganel."Hawkinsmakesouttheyaregiants.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 66 из 658