【英文读物】The Girls From Earth
19页1、【英文读物】The Girls From EarthChapter 1The beasts arent much help, are they?Karl Allen snatched a breath of air and gave another heave on the line tied to the raft of parampa logs bobbing in the middle of the river.No, he grunted, theyre not. They always balk at a time like this, when they can see itll be hard work.Joseph Hill wiped his plump face and coiled some of the ropes slack around his thick waist.Together now, Karl. One! Two!They stood knee-deep in mud on the bank, pulling and straining on t
2、he rope, while some few yards distant, in the shade of a grove of trees, their tiny yllumphs nibbled grass and watched them critically, but made no effort to come closer.If were late for ships landing, Joe, well get crossed off the list.Hill puffed and wheezed and took another hitch on the rope.Thats what Ive been thinking about, he said, worried.They took a deep breath and hauled mightily on the raft rope. The raft bobbed nearer. For a moment the swift waters of the Karazoo threatened to tear i
3、t out of their grasp, and then it was beached, most of it solidly, on the muddy bank. One end of it still lay in the gurgling, rushing waters, but that didnt matter. Theyd be back in ten hours or so, long before the heavy raft could be washed free.How much time have we got, Karl?The ground was thick with shadows, and Karl cast a critical eye at them. He estimated that even with the refusal of their yllumphs to help beach the raft, they still had a good two hours before the rocket put down at Lan
4、ding City.Two hours, maybe a little more, he stated hastily when Hill looked more worried. Time enough to get to Landing City and put in for our numbers on the list.He turned back to the raft, untied the leather and horn saddles, and threw them over the backs of their reluctant mounts. He cinched his saddle and tied on some robes and furs behind it.Hill watched him curiously. What are you taking the furs for? This isnt the trading rocket.I know. I thought that when we come back tonight, it might
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