Пятнадцатилетний капитан

A Whale in Sight

           Havewenotseenbirds,marvelouslyerect,thatcorrectlywritewordsdictatedbytheirprofessors;cockatoosthatcount,aswellasareckonerintheLongitudeOffice,thenumberofpersonspresentinaparlor?Hastherenotexistedaparrot,worthahundredgoldcrowns,thatrecitedtheApostle’sCreedtothecardinal,hismaster,withoutmissingaword?Finally,thelegitimateprideofanentomologistshouldberaisedtothehighestpoint,whenheseessimpleinsectsgiveproofsofasuperiorintelligence,andaffirmeloquentlytheaxiom:

           "’InminimismaximusDeus,’

           thoseantswhich,representtheinspectorsofpublicworksinthelargestcities,thoseaquaticargyroneteswhichmanufacturediving-bells,withouthavingeverlearnedthemechanism;thosefleaswhichdrawcarriageslikeveritablecoachmen,whichgothroughtheexerciseaswellasriflemen,whichfireoffcannonbetterthanthecommissionedartillerymenofWestPoint?No!thisDingodoesnotmeritsomanyeulogies,andifheissostrongonthealphabet,itis,withoutdoubt,becausehebelongstoaspeciesofmastiff,notyetclassifiedinzoologicalscience,thecanisalphabeticusofNewZealand."

           Inspiteofthesediscoursesandothersoftheenviousentomologist,Dingolostnothinginthepublicestimation,andcontinuedtobetreatedasaphenomenonintheconversationsoftheforecastle.

           Allthistime,itisprobablethatNegorodidnotsharetheenthusiasmoftheshipinregardtotheanimal.Perhapshefoundittoointelligent.

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