Тарзан, прийом мавп
Burials
"Youdidn’tthinkyourCap’nwasa-goin’todigwithashovel,didyou?"
Themenalllookedupangrily.NoneofthemlikedSnipes,andthisdisagreeableshowofauthoritysincehehadmurderedKing,therealheadandringleaderofthemutineers,hadonlyaddedfueltotheflamesoftheirhatred.
"Doyoumeantosaythatyoudon’tintendtotakeashovel,andlendahandwiththiswork?Yourshoulder’snothurtsoall-firedbadasthat,"saidTarrant,thesailorwhohadbeforespoken.
"Notbyadamnedsight,"repliedSnipes,fingeringthebuttofhisrevolvernervously.
"Then,byGod,"repliedTarrant,"ifyouwon’ttakeashovelyou’lltakeapickax."
Withthewordsheraisedhispickabovehishead,and,withamightyblow,heburiedthepointinSnipes’brain.
Foramomentthemenstoodsilentlylookingattheresultoftheirfellow’sgrimhumor.Thenoneofthemspoke.
"Servedtheskunkjollywellright,"hesaid.
Oneoftheotherscommencedtoplyhispicktotheground.Thesoilwassoftandhethrewasidethepickandgraspedashovel;thentheothersjoinedhim.Therewasnofurthercommentonthekilling,butthemenworkedinabetterframeofmindthantheyhadsinceSnipeshadassumedcommand.
Whentheyhadatrenchofamplesizetoburythechest,TarrantsuggestedthattheyenlargeitandinterSnipes’bodyontopofthechest.
