Пятнадцатилетний капитан

A Whale in Sight

           Aphrasewithanimalsisnothingmorethanakindofsongorspokencry,borrowedfromastrangelanguageofwhichtheydonotknowthemeaning.

           Howeverthatmightbe,Dingohadbecometheheroofthedeck,ofwhichfacthetooknoproudadvantage.SeveraltimesCaptainHullrepeatedtheexperiment.ThewoodencubesofthealphabetwereplacedbeforeDingo,andinvariably,withoutanerror,withouthesitation,thetwoletters,SandV,werechosenfromamongallbythesingularanimal,whiletheothersneverattractedhisattention.

           AsforCousinBenedict,thisexperimentwasoftenrenewedbeforehim,withoutseemingtointeresthim.

           "Meanwhile,"hecondescendedtosayoneday,"wemustnotbelievethatthedogsalonehavetheprivilegeofbeingintelligentinthismanner.Otheranimalsequalthem,simplyinfollowingtheirinstinct.Lookattherats,whoabandontheshipdestinedtofounderatsea;thebeavers,whoknowhowtoforeseetherisingofthewaters,andbuildtheirdamshigherinconsequence;thosehorsesofNicomedes,ofScanderberg,andofOppien,whosegriefwassuchthattheydiedwhentheirmastersdid;thoseasses,soremarkablefortheirmemory,andmanyotherbeastswhichhavedonehonortotheanimalkingdom.

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