Gunboat and
章节目录
共 57 题- A Tale of the Persian Gulf
- BY
- T. T. JEANS,
- CHAP.
- He smiled unpleasantly. "It's a patrolling job, and a lonely one."
- I could not help smiling at the idea of a mad gunner being left there.
- I backed clumsily out of the door.
- I pointed out the appointment.
- I did not know, but that was nothing.
- I signed the receipt for them.
- I made a grimace.
- I told him to "Get out of it and go to Jericho!"
- I was so excited that I could hear my heart drumming in my ears.
- I caught the nakhoda's eye, and saw that triumphant smile again.
- He shouted back: "She'll never do it, sir; not in this sea."
- I thought that unless the mast carried away we must capsize.
- I was so hungry that I could have eaten a cat.
- I rubbed my eyes, sat up, and rose to my feet--very stiff I was.
- He came back again, white in the face. "'E's not there, sir."
- I looked puzzled. I had not noticed that the engines were not working.
- I shook my head, and told him that it was useless to suggest that again.
- I shouted for the dinghy to be lowered.
- I pulled across in the dinghy.
- I told Jaffa that whatever happened I must be back by sunset.
- I told Webster. He grinned with delight.
- I knew that I could trust Webster.
- Jaffa touched me. "Bedouin see very far; very good sight; see us soon."
- I crawled lower down; so did Jaffa and Griffiths.
- I would have given all I possessed to know what he could see.
- I took a very careful aim at the nearest and fired.
- I did not know; but we might try, however cruel and inhuman it was.
- I could now see the flashes of many rifles--it was a beautiful sight.
- I did not know what to do.
- I shouted back: "Yes."
- I cursed Griffiths, and shouted: "Ma kattle kum! ma kattle kum!"
- Webster smiled. "Pretty ticklish work--part of the time, sir!"
- I suggested that he should let them have some of the captured rifles.
- I caught him up and stopped him. I was furious.
- I really thought that he was going mad--as his predecessor had done.
- I asked Jaffa how he had managed this.
- I did not like telling him that we'd come to rescue him.
- I winced--he might have had hold of me with pincers.
- Nicholson yelled for Percy. "Brandy and soda for Mr. Scarlett."
- I nodded.
- I met Popple Opstein outside. For once he had shipped a long face.
- I landed immediately.
- I jumped up in a perspiration, and found Mr. Scarlett bending over me.
- I murmured some apology, and he left me to sleep again.
- He shook his head. "I daren't do that; it belongs to the Mir of Jask."
- I dashed below.
- I asked if they'd sent any message to me.
- I felt miserable when he shook his head. "Not as I remember, sir."
- I did; we all did.
- Mr. Scarlett only laughed. "You'll see what happens."
- I don't believe that a single man of them had been hit.
- I looked up at him apologetically.
- I was too weak to worry about this.