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.

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