Коралловый остров

Chapter 9

           InsuchcasesJackalwaystookthelead,Peterkinfollowed,andIbroughtuptherear.Butwhenwetravelledalongthesands,whichextendedalmostinanunbrokenlineofglisteningwhiteroundtheisland,wemarchedabreast,aswefoundthismethodmoresociableandeverywaymorepleasant.Jack,beingthetallest,walkednextthesea,andPeterkinmarchedbetweenus,asbythisarrangementeitherofuscouldtalktohimorhetous,whileifJackandIhappenedtowishtoconversetogetherwecouldconvenientlydosooverPeterkin’shead.Peterkinusedtosay,inreferencetothisarrangement,thathadhebeenastallaseitherofus,ourorderofmarchmighthavebeenthesame;for,asJackoftenusedtoscoldhimforlettingeverythingwesaidtohimpassinatoneearandoutattheother,hisheadcould,ofcourse,formnointerruptiontoourdiscourse.

           Wewerenowfairlystarted.Half-a-mile’swalkconveyedusroundabendinthelandwhichshutoutourbowerfromview,andforsometimeweadvancedatabriskpacewithoutspeaking,thoughoureyeswerenotidle,butnotedeverythinginthewoods,ontheshore,orintheseathatwasinteresting.AfterpassingtheridgeoflandthatformedonesideofourvalleytheValleyoftheWreckwebeheldanothersmallvalelyingbeforeusinalltheluxuriantlovelinessoftropicalvegetation.Wehadindeedseenitbeforefromthemountain-top,butwehadnoideathatitwouldturnouttobesomuchmorelovelywhenwewereclosetoit.

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