Коралловый остров

Chapter 26

           ThenIheardanothershout,loudandcloseathand;itwasthevoiceofthecaptaincursingthemanwhohadfiredtheprematureshot.Thencametheorder,"Forward!"followedbyawildhurrahofourmenastheychargedthesavages.Shotsnowranginquicksuccession,andatlastaloudvolleystartledtheechoesofthewoods.Itwasfollowedbyamultitudeofwildshrieks,whichwereimmediatelydrownedinanotherhurrahfromthemen,thedistanceofthesoundprovingthattheyweredrivingtheirenemiesbeforethemtowardsthesea.

           WhileIwaslisteningintentlytothesesounds,whichwerenowmingledinconfusion,Iwasstartledbytherustlingoftheleavesnotfarfromme.AtfirstIthoughtitwasapartyofsavageswhohadobservedtheschooner,butIwasspeedilyundeceivedbyobservingabodyofnativesapparentlyseveralhundreds,asfarasIcouldguessintheuncertainlightboundingthroughthewoodstowardsthesceneofbattle.Isawatoncethatthiswasapartywhohadoutflankedourmen,andwouldspeedilyattackthemintherear.Andsoitturnedout;forinashorttimetheshoutsincreasedtenfold,andamongthemIthoughtIheardadeath-cryutteredbyvoicesfamiliartomyear.

           Atlengththetumultofbattleceased,andfromthecriesofexultationthatnowarosefromthesavages,Ifeltassuredthatourmenhadbeenconquered.Iwasimmediatelythrownintodreadfulconsternation.

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