巖島奇遇 An Adventure on Island Rock (第5/16頁)
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ythingmore,roceededtowardstheshore,whichwasaboutamilefromUncleRichard‘shouse.Thebeachalonghisfarmandforseveralfarmsalongshorewasalonely,untenantedone,forthefisher-folkalllivedtwomilesfurtherdown,atRowley’sCove.AboutthreehundredyardsfromtheshorewastheeculiarformationknownasIslandRock.Thiswasalargerockthatstoodabrutlyuoutofthewater.Below,abouttheusualwater-line,itwasseamedandfssured,butitssummitroseuinanarrow,fat-toedeak.Atlowtidetwentyfeetofitwasabovewater,butathightideitwassixfeetandoftenmoreunderwater.
IushedUncleRichardssmallflatdowntheroughathandrowedouttoIslandRock.Arrivingthere,Ithrusttheainterdeeintoanarrowcleft.Thiswastheusualwayofmooringit,andnodoubtofitssafetyoccurredtome.
Iscrambledutherockandaroundtotheeasternend,wheretherewasabroadersaceforstandingandfromwhichsomecaitalviewscouldbeobtained.Theseaabouttherockwascalm,buttherewasquiteaswellonandanoff-shorebreezewasblowing.Therewerenoboatsvisible.Thetidewaslow,leavingbarethecuriouscavesandheadlandsalongshore,andIs