Спогади Шерлока Холмса
The “Gloria Scott”
Thetwosentrieswereshotdown,andsowasacorporalwhocamerunningtoseewhatwasthematter.Thereweretwomoresoldiersatthedoorofthestateroom,andtheirmusketsseemednottobeloaded,fortheyneverfireduponus,andtheywereshotwhi!etryingtofixtheirbayonets.Thenwerushedonintothecaptain’scabin,butaswepushedopenthedoortherewasanexplosionfromwithin,andtherehelaywithhisbrainssmearedoverthechartoftheAtlanticwhichwaspinneduponthetable,whilethechaplainstoodwithasmokingpistolinhishandathiselbow.Thetwomateshadbothbeenseizedbythecrew,andthewholebusinessseemedtobesettled.
"‘Thestateroomwasnextthecabin,andweflockedinthereandfloppeddownonthesettees,allspeakingtogether,forwewerejustmadwiththefeelingthatwewerefreeoncemore.Therewerelockersallround,andWilson,theshamchaplain,knockedoneofthemin,andpulledoutadozenofbrownsherry.Wecrackedoffthenecksofthebottles,pouredthestuffoutintotumblers,andwerejusttossingthemoffwheninaninstantwithoutwarningtherecametheroarofmusketsinourears,andthesaloonwassofullofsmokethatwecouldnotseeacrossthetable.Whenitclearedagaintheplacewasashambles.Wilsonandeightotherswerewrigglingonthetopofeachotheronthefloor,andthebloodandthebrownsherryonthattableturnmesicknowwhenIthinkofit.WeweresocowedbythesightthatIthinkweshouldhavegiventhejobupifithadnotbeenforPrendergast.
