Остров сокровищ / Treasure Island. Роберт Льюис Стивенсон
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I now felt for the first time the joy of exploration. Here and there were flowering plants, unknown to me; here and there I saw snakes.
Soon I heard human voices, which grew louder and nearer. This put me in a great fear, and I crawled under cover of the nearest oak, as silent as a mouse.
Long John Silver and another of the crew stood face to face in conversation. Silver threw his hat beside him on the ground, and his great face was lifted to the other man’s.
“Tom,” he was saying, “I’m warning you that the men will kill you if you don’t help us.”
I realized that I found an honest man in Tom!
“John!” said the sailor, “Kill me, if you can. I’m not afraid.”
And with that, this brave fellow turned his back directly on the cook. But did not go far. With a cry John took his heavy crutch from under his arm and threw it at Tom. It struck poor Tom right between the shoulders, in the middle of his back, and he fell to the ground.
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