Троє в човні крім собаки
Chapter 18
SoIfacedroundquickly,andtookupapositionintheprow,whereIleantwithcarelessgraceuponthehitcher,inanattitudesuggestiveofagilityandstrength. Iarrangedmyhairwithacurlovertheforehead,andthrewanairoftenderwistfulnessintomyexpression,mingledwithatouchofcynicism,whichIamtoldsuitsme.
Aswestood,waitingfortheeventfulmoment,Iheardsomeonebehindcallout:
"Hi!lookatyournose."
Icouldnotturnroundtoseewhatwasthematter,andwhosenoseitwasthatwastobelookedat. Istoleaside-glanceatGeorge’snose! Itwasallright—atallevents,therewasnothingwrongwithitthatcouldbealtered. Isquinteddownatmyown,andthatseemedallthatcouldbeexpectedalso.
"Lookatyournose,youstupidass!"camethesamevoiceagain,louder.
Andthenanothervoicecried:
"Pushyournoseout,can’tyou,you—youtwowiththedog!"
NeitherGeorgenorIdaredtoturnround. Theman’shandwasonthecap,andthepicturemightbetakenanymoment. Wasitustheywerecallingto? Whatwasthematterwithournoses? Whyweretheytobepushedout!
Butnowthewholelockstartedyelling,andastentorianvoicefromthebackshouted:
"Lookatyourboat,sir;youintheredandblackcaps. It’syourtwocorpsesthatwillgettakeninthatphoto,ifyouain’tquick."
Welookedthen,andsawthatthenoseofourboathadgotfixedunderthewoodworkofthelock,whiletheincomingwaterwasrisingallaroundit,andtiltingitup.