Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Harris and Negoro

           TentimeshaveIreadinmyyoungfriend’seyesthathewastemptedtosendaballintomybreast,andIhavetoobadastomachtodigestthosepruneswhichweighadozentothepound."

           "Good!"returnedNegoro;"Ialsohaveanaccounttosettlewiththisnovice."

           "Andyoushallsettleitatyourease,withinterest,comrade.Astome,duringthefirstthreedaysofthejourneyIsucceededverywellinmakinghimtakethisprovincefortheDesertofAtacama,whichIvisitedformerly.Butthechildclaimedhiscaoutchoucsandhishumming-birds.Themotherdemandedherquinquinas.Thecousinwascrazytofindcocuyos.Faith,Iwasattheendofmyimagination,andafterwithgreatdifficultymakingthemswallowostrichesforgiraffesagod-send,indeed,Negoro!Inolongerknewwhattoinvent.Besides,Iwellsawthatmyyoungfriendnolongeracceptedmyexplanations.Thenwefellonelephants’prints.Thehippopotamiwereaddedtotheparty.Andyouknow,Negoro,hippopotamiandelephantsinAmericaarelikehonestmeninthepenitentiariesofBenguela.Finally,tofinishme,therewastheoldblack,whomustfindforksandchainsatthefootofatree.Slaveshadfreedthemselvesfromthemtoflee.Atthesamemomentthelionroared,startingthecompany,anditisnoteasytopassoffthatroaringforthemewingofaninoffensivecat.Ithenhadonlytimetospringonmyhorseandmakemywayhere."

           "Iunderstand,"repliedNegoro."Nevertheless,Iwouldwishtoholdthemahundredmilesfurtherintheprovince."’

           "Onedoeswhathecan,comrade,"repliedHarris.

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