Коралловый остров

Chapter 22

           Itnowflashedacrossmethatthiswasaruseonthepartofthepirates,andthattheyhadsenttheirvesselaway,knowingthatitwouldleadustosupposethattheyhadleftaltogether.Buttherewasnouseofregretnow.Iwascompletelyintheirpower;soIstoodhelplesslybesidethepirate,watchingthecrewoftheboatastheylandedonthebeach.ForaninstantIcontemplatedrushingoverthecliffintothesea;butthis,Isaw,Icouldnotnowaccomplish,assomeofthemenwerealreadybetweenmeandthewater.

           Therewasagooddealofjestingatthesuccessoftheirscheme,asthecrewascendedtherocksandaddressedthemanwhohadcapturedmebythetitleof"Captain".Theywereaferocioussetofmen,withshaggybeardsandscowlingbrows.Allofthemwerearmedwithcutlassesandpistols,andtheircostumeswere,withtriflingvariations,similartothatofthecaptain.AsIlookedfromonetotheother,andobservedthelow,scowlingbrowsthatneverunbentevenwhenthemenlaughed,andthemean,rascallyexpressionthatsatoneachface,Ifeltthatmylifehungbyahair.

           "Butwherearetheothercubs?"criedoneofthemenwithanoaththatmademeshudder."I’llsweartoittherewerethreeatleast,ifnotmore."

           "Youhearwhathesays,whelp:wherearetheotherdogs?"saidthecaptain.

           "Ifyoumeanmycompanions,"saidIinalowvoice,"Iwon’ttellyou."

           Aloudlaughburstfromthecrewatthisanswer.

           Thepiratecaptainlookedatmeinsurprise.

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