Острів доктора Моро

           IneverbargainedtocarryamaddevilandasillySawbones,a—"

           Well,nevermindwhathecalledMontgomery.Isawthelattertakeastepforward,andinterposed."He’sdrunk,"saidI.Thecaptainbegansomeabuseevenfoulerthanthelast."Shutup!"Isaid,turningonhimsharply,forIhadseendangerinMontgomery’swhiteface.WiththatIbroughtthedownpouronmyself.

           However,Iwasgladtoavertwhatwasuncommonlynearascuffle,evenatthepriceofthecaptain’sdrunkenill-will.IdonotthinkIhaveeverheardquitesomuchvilelanguagecomeinacontinuousstreamfromanyman’slipsbefore,thoughIhavefrequentedeccentriccompanyenough.Ifoundsomeofithardtoendure,thoughIamamild-temperedman;but,certainly,whenItoldthecaptainto"shutup"IhadforgottenthatIwasmerelyabitofhumanflotsam,cutofffrommyresourcesandwithmyfareunpaid;amerecasualdependantonthebounty,orspeculativeenterprise,oftheship.Heremindedmeofitwithconsiderablevigour;butatanyrateIpreventedafight.