Діти капітана Гранта

The Wreck of the “Macquarie”

           Somefaintoutlineswereshadowedinthemist,butataconsiderableheight.Aslightswellstillagitatedthesea,butthemoredistantwaveswereundistinguishableinamotionlessbankofclouds.

           Johnwaited.Thelightgraduallyincreased,andthehorizonacquiredarosyhue.Thecurtainslowlyroseoverthevastwaterystage.Blackreefsroseoutofthewaters.Thenalinebecamedefinedonthebeltoffoam,andtheregleamedaluminousbeacon-lightpointbehindalowhillwhichconcealedthescarcelyrisensun.Therewastheland,lessthanninemilesoff.

           "Landho!"criedJohnMangles.

           Hiscompanions,arousedbyhisvoice,rushedtothepoop,andgazedinsilenceatthecoastwhoseoutlinelayonthehorizon.Whethertheywerereceivedasfriendsorenemies,thatcoastmustbetheirrefuge.

           "WhereisHalley?"askedGlenarvan.

           "Idonotknow,myLord,"repliedJohnMangles.

           "Wherearethesailors?"

           "Invisible,likehimself."

           "Probablydeaddrunk,likehimself,"addedMcNabbs.

           "Letthembecalled,"saidGlenarvan,"wecannotleavethemontheship."

           MulradyandWilsonwentdowntotheforecastle,andtwominutesaftertheyreturned.Theplacewasempty!Theythensearchedbetweendecks,andthenthehold.ButfoundnotraceofWillHalleynorhissailors.

           "What!noone?"exclaimedGlenarvan.

           "Couldtheyhavefallenintothesea?"askedPaganel.

           "Everythingispossible,"repliedJohnMangles,whowasgettinguneasy.Thenturningtowardthestern:"Totheboat!"saidhe.

           WilsonandMulradyfollowedtolaunchtheyawl

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 456 з 658