Коралловый остров

Chapter 22

           ThemanwhohadbeenalludedtoasBloodyBillwasseatednearme,andIcouldnothelpwonderingatthemoodysilencehemaintainedamonghiscomrades.Hedidindeedreplytotheirquestionsinacareless,off-handtone,buthenevervolunteeredaremark.Theonlydifferencebetweenhimandtheotherswashistaciturnityandhissize,forhewasnearly,ifnotquite,aslargeamanasthecaptain.

           DuringtheremainderoftheafternoonIwaslefttomyownreflections,whichwereanythingbutagreeable;forIcouldnotbanishfrommymindthethreataboutthethumbscrews,ofthenatureanduseofwhichIhadavaguebutterribleconception.Iwasstillmeditatingonmyunhappyfatewhen,justafternightfall,oneofthewatchondeckcalleddownthehatchway:

           "Hallo,there!Oneo’youtumbleupandlightthecabinlamp,andsendthatboyafttothecaptainsharp!"

           "Now,then,doyouhear,youngster?thecaptainwantsyou.Lookalive!"saidBloodyBill,raisinghishugeframefromthelockeronwhichhehadbeenasleepforthelasttwohours.Hespranguptheladder,andIinstantlyfollowedhim,andgoingaft,wasshownintothecabinbyoneofthemen,whoclosedthedoorafterme.

           Asmallsilverlampwhichhungfromabeamthrewadim,softlightoverthecabin,whichwasasmallapartment,andcomfortablybutplainlyfurnished.

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