Копи царя Соломона
Water! WATER!
Nowonderhisbackfeltcold,poorfellow. HehaddiedwhenIheardhimsigh,andwasnowfrozenalmoststiff. Shockedbeyondmeasure,wedraggedourselvesfromthecorpse—howstrangeisthathorrorwemortalshaveofthecompanionshipofadeadbody—andleftitsittingthere,itsarmsclaspedaboutitsknees.
Bythistimethesunlightwaspouringitscoldrays,forheretheywerecold,straightintothemouthofthecave. SuddenlyIheardanexclamationoffearfromsomeone,andturnedmyhead.
AndthisiswhatIsaw:Sittingattheendofthecavern—itwasnotmorethantwentyfeetlong—wasanotherform,ofwhichtheheadrestedonitschestandthelongarmshungdown. Istaredatit,andsawthatthistoowasadeadman,and,whatwasmore,awhiteman.
Theotherssawalso,andthesightprovedtoomuchforourshatterednerves. Oneandallwescrambledoutofthecaveasfastasourhalf-frozenlimbswouldcarryus.
