Лорд Джим

Chapter 20

           TheygotmypoorMohammedtosendformeandthenlaidthatambush.Iseeitallinaminute,andIthinkThiswantsalittlemanagement.Myponysnort,jump,andstand,andIfallslowlyforwardwithmyheadonhismane.Hebeginstowalk,andwithoneeyeIcouldseeoverhisneckafaintcloudofsmokehanginginfrontofaclumpofbamboostomyleft.IthinkAha!myfriends,whyyounotwaitlongenoughbeforeyoushoot?Thisisnotyetgelungen.Ohno!Igetholdofmyrevolverwithmyrighthandquietquiet.Afterall,therewereonlysevenoftheserascals.Theygetupfromthegrassandstartrunningwiththeirsarongstuckedup,wavingspearsabovetheirheads,andyellingtoeachothertolookoutandcatchthehorse,becauseIwasdead.Iletthemcomeascloseasthedoorhere,andthenbang,bang,bangtakeaimeachtimetoo.OnemoreshotIfireataman’sback,butImiss.Toofaralready.AndthenIsitaloneonmyhorsewiththecleanearthsmilingatme,andtherearethebodiesofthreemenlyingontheground.Onewascurleduplikeadog,anotheronhisbackhadanarmoverhiseyesasiftokeepoffthesun,andthethirdmanhedrawsuphislegveryslowlyandmakesitwithonekickstraightagain.Iwatchhimverycarefullyfrommyhorse,butthereisnomorebleibtganzruhigkeepstill,so.AndasIlookedathisfaceforsomesignoflifeIobservedsomethinglikeafaintshadowpassoverhisforehead.Itwastheshadowofthisbutterfly.Lookattheformofthewing.Thisspeciesflyhighwithastrongflight.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 251 з 504