-
Главная
-
- Книги
-
- Авторы
-
- Жюль Верн
-
- Таинственный остров
-
- Стр. 67/526
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
"
Good-bye
,
till
we
meet
again
,
"
cried
Pencroft
,
as
he
watched
them
,
in
such
a
comical
tone
that
Cyrus
Harding
,
Gideon
Spilett
,
Herbert
,
and
Neb
could
not
help
laughing
.
The
ascent
was
continued
.
Here
and
there
were
traces
of
lava
.
Sulphur
springs
sometimes
stopped
their
way
,
and
they
had
to
go
round
them
.
In
some
places
the
sulphur
had
formed
crystals
among
other
substances
,
such
as
whitish
cinders
made
of
an
infinity
of
little
feldspar
crystals
.
In
approaching
the
first
plateau
formed
by
the
truncating
of
the
lower
cone
,
the
difficulties
of
the
ascent
were
very
great
.
Towards
four
o'clock
the
extreme
zone
of
the
trees
had
been
passed
.
There
only
remained
here
and
there
a
few
twisted
,
stunted
pines
,
which
must
have
had
a
hard
life
in
resisting
at
this
altitude
the
high
winds
from
the
open
sea
.
Happily
for
the
engineer
and
his
companions
the
weather
was
beautiful
,
the
atmosphere
tranquil
;
for
a
high
breeze
at
an
elevation
of
three
thousand
feet
would
have
hindered
their
proceedings
.
The
purity
of
the
sky
at
the
zenith
was
felt
through
the
transparent
air
.
A
perfect
calm
reigned
around
them
.
They
could
not
see
the
sun
,
then
hid
by
the
vast
screen
of
the
upper
cone
,
which
masked
the
half-horizon
of
the
west
,
and
whose
enormous
shadow
stretching
to
the
shore
increased
as
the
radiant
luminary
sank
in
its
diurnal
course
.
Vapor
--
mist
rather
than
clouds
--
began
to
appear
in
the
east
,
and
assume
all
the
prismatic
colors
under
the
influence
of
the
solar
rays
.
Five
hundred
feet
only
separated
the
explorers
from
the
plateau
,
which
they
wished
to
reach
so
as
to
establish
there
an
encampment
for
the
night
,
but
these
five
hundred
feet
were
increased
to
more
than
two
miles
by
the
zigzags
which
they
had
to
describe
.
The
soil
,
as
it
were
,
slid
under
their
feet
.
The
slope
often
presented
such
an
angle
that
they
slipped
when
the
stones
worn
by
the
air
did
not
give
a
sufficient
support
.
Evening
came
on
by
degrees
,
and
it
was
almost
night
when
Cyrus
Harding
and
his
companions
,
much
fatigued
by
an
ascent
of
seven
hours
,
arrived
at
the
plateau
of
the
first
cone
.
It
was
then
necessary
to
prepare
an
encampment
,
and
to
restore
their
strength
by
eating
first
and
sleeping
afterwards
.
This
second
stage
of
the
mountain
rose
on
a
base
of
rocks
,
among
which
it
would
be
easy
to
find
a
retreat
.
Fuel
was
not
abundant
.
However
,
a
fire
could
be
made
by
means
of
the
moss
and
dry
brushwood
,
which
covered
certain
parts
of
the
plateau
.
While
the
sailor
was
preparing
his
hearth
with
stones
which
he
put
to
this
use
,
Neb
and
Herbert
occupied
themselves
with
getting
a
supply
of
fuel
.
They
soon
returned
with
a
load
of
brushwood
.
The
steel
was
struck
,
the
burnt
linen
caught
the
sparks
of
flint
,
and
,
under
Neb
's
breath
,
a
crackling
fire
showed
itself
in
a
few
minutes
under
the
shelter
of
the
rocks
.
Their
object
in
lighting
a
fire
was
only
to
enable
them
to
withstand
the
cold
temperature
of
the
night
,
as
it
was
not
employed
in
cooking
the
bird
,
which
Neb
kept
for
the
next
day
.
The
remains
of
the
capybara
and
some
dozens
of
the
stone-pine
almonds
formed
their
supper
.
It
was
not
half-past
six
when
all
was
finished
.
Cyrus
Harding
then
thought
of
exploring
in
the
half-light
the
large
circular
layer
which
supported
the
upper
cone
of
the
mountain
.
Before
taking
any
rest
,
he
wished
to
know
if
it
was
possible
to
get
round
the
base
of
the
cone
in
the
case
of
its
sides
being
too
steep
and
its
summit
being
inaccessible
.
This
question
preoccupied
him
,
for
it
was
possible
that
from
the
way
the
hat
inclined
,
that
is
to
say
,
towards
the
north
,
the
plateau
was
not
practicable
.
Also
,
if
the
summit
of
the
mountain
could
not
be
reached
on
one
side
,
and
if
,
on
the
other
,
they
could
not
get
round
the
base
of
the
cone
,
it
would
be
impossible
to
survey
the
western
part
of
the
country
,
and
their
object
in
making
the
ascent
would
in
part
be
altogether
unattained
.
The
engineer
,
accordingly
,
regardless
of
fatigue
,
leaving
Pencroft
and
Neb
to
arrange
the
beds
,
and
Gideon
Spilett
to
note
the
incidents
of
the
day
,
began
to
follow
the
edge
of
the
plateau
,
going
towards
the
north
.
Herbert
accompanied
him
.
The
night
was
beautiful
and
still
,
the
darkness
was
not
yet
deep
.
Cyrus
Harding
and
the
boy
walked
near
each
other
,
without
speaking
.
In
some
places
the
plateau
opened
before
them
,
and
they
passed
without
hindrance
.
In
others
,
obstructed
by
rocks
,
there
was
only
a
narrow
path
,
in
which
two
persons
could
not
walk
abreast
.
After
a
walk
of
twenty
minutes
,
Cyrus
Harding
and
Herbert
were
obliged
to
stop
.
From
this
point
the
slope
of
the
two
cones
became
one
.
No
shoulder
here
separated
the
two
parts
of
the
mountain
.
The
slope
,
being
inclined
almost
seventy
degrees
,
the
path
became
impracticable
.
But
if
the
engineer
and
the
boy
were
obliged
to
give
up
thoughts
of
following
a
circular
direction
,
in
return
an
opportunity
was
given
for
ascending
the
cone
.
