Пятнадцатилетний капитан

Ants and their Dwelling

           

           Thecentralpartofthecone,inwhichthelittletroophadfirstfoundshelter,andwhichformedtheemptyinterior,wouldnothavecontainedthem;butlargecavities,inclosecontact,madeanumberofdivisions,inwhichapersonofmediumheightcouldfindrefuge.Imagineasuccessionofopendrawers,andatthebottomofthosedrawersmillionsofcellswhichthetermiteshadoccupied,andtheinteriordispositionoftheant-hilliseasilyunderstood.Tosumup,thesedrawersareintiers,liketheberthsinaship’scabin.IntheupperonesMrs.Weldon,littleJack,Nan,andCousinBenedicttookrefuge.InthelowerrowAustin,Bat,andActeonhidthemselves.AsforDickSand,Tom,andHercules,theyremainedinthelowerpartofthecone.

           "Myfriends,"thensaidtheyoungnovicetothetwoblacks,"thegroundisbecomingdamp.Wemustfillitupbycrumblingtheredclayfromthebase;buttakecarenottoobstructtheholebywhichtheairenters.Wecannotriskbeingsmotheredinthisant-hill."

           "Wehaveonlyonenighttospendhere,"repliedoldTom.

           "Well,letustryandmakeitrecoverusfromourfatigue.Thisisthefirsttimeintendaysthatwehavenottosleepintheopenair."

           "Tendays!"repeatedTom.

           "Besides,"addedDickSand,"asthisconeformsasolidshelter,perhapswehadbetterstayheretwenty-fourhours.Duringthattime,Iwillgoinsearchofthestreamthatweareinneedof;itcannotbeverydistant.Ithinkthatuntilwehaveconstructedourraft,itwillbebetternottoquitthisshelter.Thestormcannotreachushere.

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