Діти капітана Гранта

From Peril to Safety

           HeproposedtogivethenameofGlenarvantothisunnamedmountain,whichrose3,000feethigh,andthenwaslostintheclouds,andheprintedcarefullyonhismapthenameoftheScottishnobleman.

           Itwouldbeidletonarrateallthemonotonousanduninterestingdetailsoftherestofthejourney.OnlytwoorthreeoccurrencesofanyimportancetookplaceonthewayfromthelakestothePacificOcean.Themarchwasalldaylongacrossforestsandplains.Johntookobservationsofthesunandstars.Neitherheatnorrainincreasedthediscomfortofthejourney,butthetravelersweresoreducedbythetrialstheyhadundergone,thattheymadeveryslowprogress;andtheylongedtoarriveatthemissionstation.

           Theystillchatted,buttheconversationhadceasedtobegeneral.Thelittlepartybrokeupintogroups,attractedtoeachother,notbynarrowsympathies,butbyamorepersonalcommunionofideas.

           Glenarvangenerallywalkedalone;hismindseemedtorecurtohisunfortunatecrew,ashedrewnearertothesea.HeapparentlylostsightofthedangerswhichlaybeforethemontheirwaytoAuckland,inthethoughtofhismassacredmen;thehorriblepicturehauntedhim.

           HarryGrantwasneverspokenof;theywerenolongerinapositiontomakeanyeffortonhisbehalf.Ifhisnamewasutteredatall,itwasbetweenhisdaughterandJohnMangles.

           JohnhadneverremindedMaryofwhatshehadsaidtohimonthatlastnightatWare-Atoua.Hewastoowisetotakeadvantageofawordspokeninamomentofdespair.

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