Таинственный остров

           "But,master,"saidNeb,"areyouserious?Arewegoingtotakehimasaservant?"

           "Yes,Neb,"repliedtheengineer,smiling."Butyoumustnotbejealous."

           "AndIhopehewillmakeanexcellentservant,"addedHerbert."Heappearsyoung,andwillbeeasytoeducate,andweshallnotbeobligedtouseforcetosubduehim,nordrawhisteeth,asissometimesdone.Hewillsoongrowfondofhismastersiftheyarekindtohim."

           "Andtheywillbe,"repliedPencroft,whohadforgottenallhisrancoragainst"thejokers."

           Then,approachingtheorang,—

           "Well,oldboy!"heasked,"howareyou?"

           Theorangrepliedbyalittlegruntwhichdidnotshowanyanger.

           "Youwishtojointhecolony?"againaskedthesailor."YouaregoingtoentertheserviceofCaptainCyrusHarding?"

           Anotherrespondentgruntwasutteredbytheape.

           "Andyouwillbesatisfiedwithnootherwagesthanyourfood?"

           Thirdaffirmativegrunt.

           "Thisconversationisslightlymonotonous,"observedGideonSpilett.

           "Somuchthebetter,"repliedPencroft;"thebestservantsarethosewhotalktheleast.Andthen,nowages,doyouhear,myboy?Wewillgiveyounowagesatfirst,butwewilldoublethemafterwardsifwearepleasedwithyou."

           Thusthecolonywasincreasedbyanewmember.Astohisnamethesailorbeggedthatinmemoryofanotherapewhichhehadknown,hemightbecalledJupiter,andJupforshort.

           Andso,withoutmoreceremony,MasterJupwasinstalledinGraniteHouse.