Острів скарбів

Narrative Continued by the Doctor: The Jolly-boat’s Last Trip

           "Ifit’stheonlycoursethatwecanlie,sir,wemustevenlieit,"returnedthecaptain."Wemustkeepupstream.Yousee,sir,"hewenton,"ifoncewedroppedtoleewardofthelanding-place,it’shardtosaywhereweshouldgetashore,besidesthechanceofbeingboardedbythegigs;whereas,thewaywegothecurrentmustslacken,andthenwecandodgebackalongtheshore."

           "Thecurrent’slessa’ready,sir,"saidthemanGray,whowassittinginthefore-sheets;"youcaneaseheroffabit."

           "Thankyou,myman,"saidI,quiteasifnothinghadhappened,forwehadallquietlymadeupourmindstotreathimlikeoneofourselves.

           Suddenlythecaptainspokeupagain,andIthoughthisvoicewasalittlechanged.

           "Thegun!"saidhe.

           "Ihavethoughtofthat,"saidI,forImadesurehewasthinkingofabombardmentofthefort."Theycouldnevergetthegunashore,andiftheydid,theycouldneverhaulitthroughthewoods."

           "Lookastern,doctor,"repliedthecaptain.

           Wehadentirelyforgottenthelongnine;andthere,toourhorror,werethefiveroguesbusyabouther,gettingoffherjacket,astheycalledthestouttarpaulincoverunderwhichshesailed.Notonlythat,butitflashedintomymindatthesamemomentthattheround-shotandthepowderforthegunhadbeenleftbehind,andastrokewithanaxewouldputitallintothepossessionoftheevilonesabroad.

           "IsraelwasFlint’sgunner,"saidGrayhoarsely.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 113 з 238