Коралловый остров

Chapter 8

           Astronggustofwindwasblowingfromthepointwhencethesoundcame,butthisdiedawaywhileweweregazingouttosea.

           "Whatcanitbe?"saidPeterkininalowwhisper,whileweallinvoluntarilycreptclosertoeachother.

           "Doyouknow,"saidJack,"Ihaveheardthatmysterioussoundtwicebefore,butneversoloudasto-night.Indeed,itwassofaintthatIthoughtImusthavemerelyfanciedit;so,asIdidnotwishtoalarmyou,Isaidnothingaboutit."

           Welistenedforalongtimeforthesoundagain;butasitdidnotcome,wereturnedtothebowerandresumedourwork.

           "Verystrange!"saidPeterkinquitegravely."Doyoubelieveinghosts,Ralph?"

           "No,"Ianswered,"Idonot.Nevertheless,Imustconfessthatstrange,unaccountablesounds,suchaswehavejustheard,makemefeelalittleuneasy."

           "Whatsayyoutoit,Jack?"

           "Ineitherbelieveinghostsnorfeeluneasy,"hereplied."Ineversawaghostmyself,andInevermetwithanyonewhohad;andIhavegenerallyfoundthatstrangeandunaccountablethingshavealmostalwaysbeenaccountedfor,andfoundtobequitesimple,oncloseexamination.Icertainlycan’timaginewhatthatsoundis;butI’mquitesureIshallfindoutbeforelong,andifit’saghostI’llI’ll"

           "Eatit!"criedPeterkin.

           "Yes,I’lleatit!Now,then,mybowandtwoarrowsarefinished;so,ifyou’reready,wehadbetterturnin."

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 72 из 370