Втрачений континент: історія Атлантиди
13. The Burying Alive Of Nais
Icriedthesethingsinmyheart,andwaitedtoreceivetheomen.Therewasnohalf-answer.Agreatwaveroseinthelagoonbehindus,awavesuchascouldhaveonlybeencausedbyanearthtremor,andonitssleekbackwewerehurledforwardandthrownclearofthereefswiththeirseaweedslickingroundus,withoutsomuchasseeingastoneofthebarrier.IbowedmyheadasIrowedontowardstheharbourforts.ItwasplainthatnotyetwouldtheHighGodstakevengeancefortheinsultswhichthislovelywomanhadofferedThem.
Thesentriesinthetwofortsbeatdrumsatoneanotherintheiraccustomedrotation,andinthegrowingduskweregoingtopaylittleenoughattentiontothefishingboatwhichlayagainstthegreatchainclamouringtohaveitlowered.Butluckilyapairofofficersweretakingtheairoftheeveninginastone-droppingturretoftheroofofthenearerfort,andtheserecognisedthetoneofourshouts.Theysilencedthedrums,torcheswereloweredtomakesureofourfaces,andthenwithasplashthegreatchainwasdroppedintothewatertogiveuspassage.
Agalleylayinside,nuzzlingtheharbourwall,andpresentlytheladderofropeswasletdownfromthetopofthenearestfort,andacrewcamedowntomantheoars.Therewerethecustomarychangesofraimenttoo,givenaspresentsbytheofficersofthefort,andtheseweputoninthecabinofthegalleyinplaceofthesoddenclotheswewore.
