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(и прежде чем мое отсутствие было замечено, я был вне /пределов
слышимости/ криков моих товарищей).
2. This was my second folly (это было моим вторым глупым
поступком/безумством), far worse than the first (намного хуже, чем первый), as
I left but two sound men to guard the house (потому что я оставил только двух
здоровых человек охранять дом); but like the first, it was a help towards saving
all of us (но как и первый, он помог спасти всех нас).
3. I took my way straight for the east coast of the island (я направился: «взял
путь» прямо к восточному берегу острова), for I was determined to go down the
sea side of the spit (так как я намеревался спуститься к морскому берегу косы)
to avoid all chance of observation from the anchorage (чтобы избежать всякого
риска быть замеченным со стоянки). It was already late in the afternoon (уже
было поздно днем = день клонился к вечеру), although still warm and sunny
(хотя и /было/ еще тепло и солнечно). As I continued to thread the tall woods
(пробираясь: «когда я продолжал пробираться» между высокими деревьями;
far before me not only the continuous thunder of the surf (я мог слышать далеко
впереди меня не только беспрерывный грохот прибоя), but a certain tossing of
foliage and grinding of boughs (но и постоянное качание = шум листвы и треск
веток;
breeze had set in higher than usual (что показывало, что морской бриз сильнее,
чем обычно;
draughts of air began to reach me (вскоре холодные потоки воздуха начали
доходить до меня;
forth into the open borders of the grove (и через несколько шагов я вышел на
открытые границы = опушку рощи;
and saw the sea lying blue and sunny to the horizon (и увидел простиравшееся
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до горизонта голубое и солнечное море), and the surf tumbling and tossing its
foam along the beach (и как прибой швырял и кидал свою пену = разбивался в
пену о берег;
оpportunity [Opq`tjHnItI] bandage [`bxndIG] grinding [`graIndIN] draughts
[`drRfts]
1. Well, as things at last fell out, I found an admirable opportunity. The squire
and Gray were busy helping the captain with his bandages; the coast was
clear; I made a bolt for it over the stockade and into the thickest of the trees,
and before my absence was observed I was out of cry of my companions.
2. This was my second folly, far worse than the first, as I left but two sound
men to guard the house; but like the first, it was a help towards saving all of
us.
3. I took my way straight for the east coast of the island, for I was determined
to go down the sea side of the spit to avoid all chance of observation from the
anchorage. It was already late in the afternoon, although still warm and
sunny. As I continued to thread the tall woods I could hear from far before me
not only the continuous thunder of the surf, but a certain tossing of foliage
and grinding of boughs which showed me the sea breeze had set in higher
than usual. Soon cool draughts of air began to reach me; and a few steps
farther I came forth into the open borders of the grove, and saw the sea lying