Дети капитана Гранта

Providentially Rescued

           Itseizessheep,andkids,andyoungcalves,browsingontheplains,andcarriesthemofftoinaccessibleheights.Ithoversintheairfarbeyondtheutmostlimitsofhumansight,anditspowersofvisionaresogreatthatitcandiscernthesmallestobjectsontheearthbeneath.

           Whathadthiscondordiscoveredthen?CoulditbethecorpseofRobertGrant?"Whoknows?"repeatedGlenarvan,keepinghiseyeimmovablyfixedonthebird.Theenormouscreaturewasfastapproaching,sometimeshoveringforawhilewithoutspreadwings,andsometimesfallingwiththeswiftnessofinertbodiesinspace.Presentlyhebegantowheelroundinwidecircles.Theycouldseehimdistinctly.Hemeasuredmorethanfifteenfeet,andhispowerfulwingsborehimalongwithscarcelytheslightesteffort,foritistheprerogativeoflargebirdstoflywithcalmmajesty,whileinsectshavetobeattheirwingsathousandtimesasecond.

           TheMajorandWilsonhadseizedtheircarbines,butGlenarvanstoppedthembyagesture.Thecondorwasencirclinginhisflightasortofinaccessibleplateauaboutaquarterofamileupthesideofthemountain.Hewheeledroundandroundwithdazzlingrapidity,openingandshuttinghisformidableclaws,andshakinghiscartilaginouscarbuncle,orcomb.

           "Itisthere,there!"exclaimedGlenarvan.

           Asuddenthoughtflashedacrosshismind,andwithaterriblecry,hecalledout,"Fire!fire!Oh,supposeRobertwerestillalive!Thatbird."

           Butitwastoolate.Thecondorhaddroppedoutofsightbehindthecrags.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 113 из 658