Коралловый остров

Chapter 17

           Suddenlyonebigoldbird,thathadbeensittingonapointveryneartous,gazinginmuteastonishment,becamealarmed,andscuttlingdowntherocks,plumpedorfell,ratherthanran,intothesea.Itdivedinamoment,and,afewsecondsafterwards,cameoutofthewaterfaraheadwithsuchaspring,andsuchadivebackintotheseaagain,thatwecouldscarcelybelieveitwasnotafishthathadleapedinsport.

           "Thatbeatseverything!"saidPeterkin,rubbinghisnose,andscrewinguphisfacewithanexpressionofexasperatedamazement."I’veheardofathingbeingneitherfish,flesh,norfowl;butIneverdidexpecttolivetoseeabrutethatwasallthreetogetheratonceinone!Butlookthere!"hecontinued,pointingwithalookofresignationtotheshore"lookthere!there’snoendtoit.Whathasthatbrutegotunderitstail?"

           Weturnedtolookinthedirectionpointedout,andtheresawapenguinwalkingslowlyandverysedatelyalongtheshorewithaneggunderitstail.Therewereseveralothers,weobserved,burdenedinthesameway;andwefoundafterwardsthatthesewereaspeciesofpenguinthatalwayscarriedtheireggsso.Indeed,theyhadamostconvenientcavityforthepurpose,justbetweenthetailandthelegs.Wewereverymuchimpressedwiththeregularityandorderofthiscolony.Theislandseemedtobeapportionedoutintosquares,ofwhicheachpenguinpossessedone,andsatinstiffsolemnityinthemiddleofit,ortookaslowmarchupanddownthespacesbetween.

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