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– Well, – said the sailor, – Mr. Smith, yourstretcher is ready, and we will carry you to our house.
– Thanks, my friend, – replied the engineer. – in an hour or two we will go. Did you find me on the beach?
– No, – replied the reporter.
– And it was not you who brought me to this hollow?
– No.
– How far is this place from the reef?
– Half a mile, – replied Pencroff, – and we are very surprised to find you here. Do you remember what happened after you were washed away?
Cyrus Smith remembered little. The wave swept him from the net of the balloon. Then Top sprang to him. Smith found himself in the tumultuous sea, more than half a mile from shore. He was swimming; but a strong currentseized him. It carried him to the north, and soon he sank into the abyss. From that moment he remembered nothing.
– It’s strange, – said the reporter. – Did anyone rescue you from the waves?
– I don’t know.
The rain stopped. At half past 5 the little party reached the Chimneys.
Glossary:
lad – юноша
companion – товарищ
stretcher – носилки
seize – схватить, сжать
Chapter IX
The engineer was sleeping. They carried Cyrus Smith into the main corridor and made a couch of seaweeds for him.
The next day, the 28th of March, when the engineer awoke, about 8 o’clock, he saw his companions beside him. His first words were,
– Island or continent?
– Mr. Smith, – answered Pencroff, – we don’t know. But we will, when you guide us in this country.
– I think that I am able to do that now, – answered the engineer. – When you were carrying me here yesterday, did not I see a mountain in the west?
– Yes, – said Spilett, – a high mountain.
– All right, – exclaimed the engineer. – Tomorrow we will climb to itssummit and determine whether this is an island or a continent.
– But, – asked Spilett, – where are we, Cyrus?
– I cannot say, – replied the engineer, – we are somewhere inthe Pacific. We will know how to act when we ascend the mountain.
– But will you be able, Mr. Smith, to make the climb tomorrow? – asked Herbert.
– I hope so, – answered the engineer.
Glossary:
companion – товарищ
summit – вершина
the Pacific – Тихий океан
