The Liedenbrock Museum of Geology

           HowshallIdescribethestrangeseriesofpassionswhichinsuccessionshookthebreastofProfessorLiedenbrock?Firststupefaction,thenincredulity,lastlyadownrightburstofrage.NeverhadIseenthemansoputoutofcountenanceandsodisturbed.Thefatiguesofourpassageacross,thedangersmet,hadalltobebegunoveragain.Wehadgonebackwardsinsteadofforwards!

           Butmyunclerapidlyrecoveredhimself.

           "Aha!willfateplaytricksuponme?Willtheelementslayplotsagainstme?Shallfire,air,andwatermakeacombinedattackagainstme?Well,theyshallknowwhatadeterminedmancando.Iwillnotyield.Iwillnotstirasinglefootbackwards,anditwillbeseenwhethermanornatureistohavetheupperhand!"

           Erectupontherock,angryandthreatening,OttoLiedenbrockwasarathergrotesquefierceparodyuponthefierceAchillesdefyingthelightning.ButIthoughtitmydutytointerposeandattempttolaysomerestraintuponthisunmeasuredfanaticism.

           "Justlistentome,"Isaidfirmly."Ambitionmusthavealimitsomewhere;wecannotperformimpossibilities;wearenotatallfitforanotherseavoyage;whowoulddreamofundertakingavoyageoffivehundredleaguesuponaheapofrottenplanks,withablanketinragsforasail,astickforamast,andfiercewindsinourteeth?Wecannotsteer;weshallbebuffetedbythetempests,andweshouldbefoolsandmadmentoattempttocrossasecondtime."

           Iwasabletodevelopthisseriesofunanswerablereasonsfortenminuteswithoutinterruption;notthattheProfessorwaspayinganyrespectfulattentiontohisnephew’sarguments,butbecausehewasdeaftoallmyeloquence.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 236 из 293