Коралловый остров

Chapter 19

           Ifeltmyheartgrowsickatthesightofthisbloodybattle,andwouldfainhaveturnedaway;butaspeciesoffascinationseemedtoholdmedownandgluemyeyesuponthecombatants.Iobservedthattheattackingpartywasledbyamostextraordinarybeing,who,fromhissizeandpeculiarity,Iconcludedwasachief.Hishairwasfrizzedouttoanenormousextent,sothatitresembledalargeturban.Itwasofalight-yellowhue,whichsurprisedmemuch,fortheman’sbodywasasblackascoal,andIfeltconvincedthatthehairmusthavebeendyed.Hewastattooedfromheadtofoot;andhisface,besidesbeingtattooed,wasbesmearedwithredpaintandstreakedwithwhite.Altogether,withhisyellowturban-likehair,hisHerculeanblackframe,hisglitteringeyes,andwhiteteeth,heseemedthemostterriblemonsterIeverbeheld.Hewasveryactiveinthefight,andhadalreadykilledfourmen.

           Suddenlytheyellow-hairedchiefwasattackedbyamanquiteasstrongandlargeashimself.Heflourishedaheavyclub,somethinglikeaneagle’sbeakatthepoint.Forasecondortwothesegiantseyedeachotherwarily,movingroundandround,asiftocatcheachotheratadisadvantage;butseeingthatnothingwastobegainedbythiscaution,andthatthelossoftimemighteffectuallyturnthetideofbattleeitherway,theyapparentlymadeuptheirmindstoattackatthesameinstant,for,withawildshoutandsimultaneousspring,theyswungtheirheavyclubs,whichmetwithaloudreport.

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