Коралловый остров

Chapter 22

           Hewasalion-likevillain,totallydevoidofpersonalfear,andutterlyrecklessofconsequences,andthereforeaterrortohismen,whoindividuallyhatedhim,butunitedlyfeltittobetotheiradvantagetohavehimattheirhead.

           ButmythoughtssoonrevertedtothedearcompanionswhomIhadleftonshore;andasIturnedtowardstheCoralIsland,whichwasnowfarawaytoleeward,Isigheddeeply,andthetearsrolledslowlydownmycheeksasIthoughtthatImightneverseethemmore.

           "Soyou’reblubbering,areyou,youobstinatewhelp?"saidthedeepvoiceofthecaptainashecameupandgavemeaboxontheearthatnearlyfelledmetothedeck."Idon’tallowanysuchweaknessaboardo’thisship.Soclapastopperonyoureyes,orI’llgiveyousomethingtocryfor."

           Iflushedwithindignationatthisroughandcrueltreatment,butfeltthatgivingwaytoangerwouldonlymakemattersworse;soImadenoreply,buttookoutmyhandkerchiefanddriedmyeyes.

           "Ithoughtyouweremadeofbetterstuff,"continuedthecaptainangrily."I’dratherhaveamadbulldogaboardthanawater-eyedpuppy.ButI’llcureyou,lad,orintroduceyoutothesharksbeforelong.Nowgobelow,andstaytheretillIcallyou."

           AsIwalkedforwardtoobey,myeyefellonasmallkegstandingbythesideofthemainmast,onwhichthewordgunpowderwaswritteninpencil.Itimmediatelyflashedacrossmethataswewerebeatingupagainstthewind,anythingfloatingintheseawouldbedrivenonthereefencirclingtheCoralIsland.

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