Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди

11. An Affair With The Barbarous Fishers

           ButIhavespoiledmyprettyclothes,andshedajewelortwo,andthat’sannoyingenoughasyousay,goodman.”

           ThesillyfellowrepeatedawishthathemightbeblindedbeforetheEmpresswaseverputtosuchdiscomfortagain.

           Butitseemedshecouldbecloyedwithflattery.“Ifyouaretiredofyoureyes,”saidshe,“letmetellyouthatyouhavegonethewaytohavethempluckedoutfromtheirsockets.Killmymammoth,wouldyou,becausehehasshownhimselfatriflefrolicsome?Youandyoursortwantmoreeducation,myman.Ishallhavetoteachyouthatport-captainsandsuchsmallcreaturesareveryeasytocomeby,andverysmallvaluewhengot,butthatmymammothismine—mine,doyouunderstand?—thepropertyofGoddessPhorenice,andassuchissacred.”

           Theport-captainabasedhimselfbeforeher.“Iamanignorantfellow,”saidhe,“andheavenwasrobbedofitsbrightestornamentwhenPhorenicecamedowntoAtlantis.Butifreparationispermittedme,Ihavetwoprisonersinthecabinoftheboatherewhoshallbesacrificedtothemammothforthwith.Doubtlessitwouldpleasehimtomakesportwiththem,andspilloutthelastleesofhisrageupontheirbodies.”

           “Prisonersyou’vegot,haveyou?Howtaken?”

           “Undercoveroflastnighttheyweretryingtopassinbetweenthetwofortswhichguardtheharbourmouth.Buttheirboatfouledthechain,andbythelightofthetorchesthesentriesspiedthem.Theywerecaughtwithropes,andputinadungeon.Thereisanordernottoabuseprisonersbeforetheyhavebeenbroughtbeforeajudgment?”

           “Itwasmyorder.

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