Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Harris

           Headvancedprudentlytothestrand,and,byhisfamiliargestures,hesoughttocalmDingo.Theysawthathedidnotcaretofacetheangerofthevigorousanimal.

           "ItisnotNegoro!"saidHercules.

           "Wecannotlosebythechange,"repliedBat.

           "No,"saidthenovice."Itisprobablysomenative,whowillspareustheennuiofaseparation.Weareatlastgoingtoknowexactlywhereweare."

           Andallfour,puttingtheirgunsbackontheirshoulders,wentrapidlytowardtheunknown.

           Thelatter,onseeingthemapproach,atfirstgavesignsofthegreatestsurprise.Verycertainly,hedidnotexpecttomeetstrangersonthatpartofthecoast.Evidently,also,hehadnotyetperceivedtheremainsofthe"Pilgrim,"otherwisethepresenceoftheshipwreckedwouldverynaturallybeexplainedtohim.Besides,duringthenightthesurfhadfinisheddemolishingtheship’shull;therewasnothingleftbutthewrecksthatfloatedintheoffing.

           Atthefirstmomenttheunknown,seeingfourarmedmenmarchingtowardhim,madeamovementasifhewouldretracehissteps.Hecarriedaguninashoulder-belt,whichpassedrapidlyintohishand,andfromhishandtohisshoulder.Theyfeltthathewasnotreassured.

           DickSandmadeagestureofsalutation,whichdoubtlesstheunknownunderstood,for,aftersomehesitation,hecontinuedtoadvance.

           DickSandcouldthenexaminehimwithattention.

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