Коралловый остров

Chapter 9

           Itwasnowourturntolaugh;butaswewerenotyetquitesurethathewasunhurt,andasweknewnotwhenorwherethenextspoutmightarise,weassistedhimhastilytojumpupandhurryfromthespot.

           Imayhereaddthat,althoughIamquitecertainthatthespoutofwaterwasverystrong,andthatitblewPeterkincompletelyoffhislegs,Iamnotquitecertainoftheexactheighttowhichitliftedhim,beingsomewhatstartledbytheevent,andblindedpartiallybythespray,sothatmypowerofobservationwassomewhatimpairedforthemoment.

           "What’stobedonenow?"askedPeterkinruefully.

           "Makeafire,lad,anddryourselves,"repliedJack.

           "Andhereismaterialreadytoourhand,"saidI,pickingupadriedbranchofatreeaswehurrieduptothewoods.

           Inaboutanhourafterthismishapourclotheswereagaindried.Whiletheywerehangingupbeforethefirewewalkeddowntothebeach,andsoonobservedthatthesecuriousspoutstookplaceimmediatelyafterthefallofahugewave,neverbeforeit;and,moreover,thatthespoutsdidnottakeplaceexceptingwhenthebillowwasanextremelylargeone.Fromthisweconcludedthattheremustbeasubterraneouschannelintherockintowhichthewaterwasdrivenbythelargerwaves,andfindingnowayofescapeexceptthroughthesesmallholes,wasthusforcedupviolentlythroughthem.Atanyrate,wecouldnotconceiveanyotherreasonforthesestrangewaterspouts,andasthisseemedaverysimpleandprobableone,weforthwithadoptedit

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