Острів доктора Моро
The Strange Face.
Thecaptaincamehalfround,andregardedhimwiththedullandsolemneyesofadrunkenman."Wha’won’tdo?"hesaid,andadded,afterlookingsleepilyintoMontgomery’sfaceforaminute,"BlastedSawbones!"
Withasuddenmovementheshookhisarmfree,andaftertwoineffectualattemptsstuckhisfreckledfistsintohissidepockets.
"Thatman’sapassenger,"saidMontgomery."I’dadviseyoutokeepyourhandsoffhim."
"Gotohell!"saidthecaptain,loudly.Hesuddenlyturnedandstaggeredtowardstheside."DowhatIlikeonmyownship,"hesaid.
IthinkMontgomerymighthavelefthimthen,seeingthebrutewasdrunk;butheonlyturnedashadepaler,andfollowedthecaptaintothebulwarks.
"Lookyouhere,Captain,"hesaid;"thatmanofmineisnottobeill-treated.Hehasbeenhazedeversincehecameaboard."
Foraminute,alcoholicfumeskeptthecaptainspeechless."BlastedSawbones!"wasallheconsiderednecessary.
IcouldseethatMontgomeryhadoneofthoseslow,pertinacioustempersthatwillwarmdayafterdaytoawhiteheat,andneveragaincooltoforgiveness;andIsawtoothatthisquarrelhadbeensometimegrowing."Theman’sdrunk,"saidI,perhapsofficiously;"you’lldonogood."
Montgomerygaveanuglytwisttohisdroppinglip."He’salwaysdrunk.
