Classics of a fantasy. A. Belyaev
I will return soon, lady Hinton, —
he told.
– For us or not for us a pursuit, but we were found, and this harm, – not
Stormer was appeased. – The unknown squadron follows us close. If
it will not be possible to disappear before nightfall, put rubbish.
There came burdensome silence. It was heard only as cuts
stem an ocean smooth surface yes diesels gradually knock.
Hour passed after an hour. The sun was inclined to the horizon, distance
between motor ship and the pursuing squadron everything decreased.
– It is good still that they do not shoot! – Stormer told. All were too
are suppressed to keep up the conversation. The captain phoned,
that, by its calculations, before twilight the squadron will not manage to overtake
them. And, perhaps, for the first time for many years of lady Hinton it is passionate
wanted that time went rather.
Before sunset already with the naked eye it was possible to distinguish
head vessel. According to the captain, it was the military cruiser. But Japanese
or American – it is hard to say.
– And it is even more difficult to guess who conducts these cruisers, – noticed Stormer. —
Everything in the world changes. Yesterday the country was capitalist, it today
already republic of proletarians.
At last beneficial night lowered the black curtain. If on
it the drama play also ended, it would be possible to disperse peacefully on
to the houses. An interval, alas, only an interval which should use.
To disappear under the screen of night, having sharply changed a course, – here in what now
there was a task. The captain thought and turned on the East.
– Hgu., хглупо, – Marshal to whom together with night told
cool the speech power returned. – In the east we will get on the sea way,
which goes along the southern coast of America.
– And I believe, – Stormer objected, – that our captain very cleverly
arrived. It is necessary to present itself on the place of persecutors and to think about
in their opinion, we will choose volume, what way. That, which
you specify. And for the same reason. And the squadron will probably turn
on the West. A sea way on which there are commercial ships, to us not
it is terrible. Even it is better if we meet these trade ships. They will distract
attention of persecutors if the squadron nevertheless turns, as well as we, on
East.
The baron and Stormer continued to argue.
The squadron went probably with the extinguished fires. It was impossible to define,
far it or it is close.
The captain, having given the instruction and having charged management to the assistant, collected
also declared all passengers it:
– Our situation remains extremely serious: the squadron can
to be divided, having directed the ships in three directions – east,
western and southern. And next morning you can be overtaken. Could save you unless
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