The Mysterious Island Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Captain Grant's Children

Chapter 67 Captain Grant's Children (67)
Mary Grant and Robert Jr., sister and brother, sneaked up to the top of the rudder in the dark night.Holding on to the railing, the siblings looked forlornly at the vast sea and the glistening troughs ejected by the "Duncan".They were thinking about their father, wondering if he was still alive in this world.Why has it been so long, and there is no news at all.Has this search ended in such a fruitless way?The hope in their hearts can't end like this!How would I live without my own father!What's the point of living if you can't find your father?Miss Grant still thought that if there was no help and care from Sir Glenarvan and Mrs. Helen, she and her brother would have been different.

Now little Robert has grown up and matured, and he can guess his sister's mood at this time, just like a little adult, holding his sister's hand tightly, and said with concern:
"Good sister, let us not be pessimistic and disappointed; we must remember the admonition that our father told us: 'As long as you have courage, you can overcome everything!' Think about how courageous and courageous our father is! Therefore, we should Like a father, overcome all setbacks with courage! Before, sister, you worried about me; but now, when I grow up, I will share the worries for my sister."

"Ah! My dear brother, my good brother!" Mary sighed.

"Sister, I have something to tell you now, don't be angry after hearing this!"

"Good brother, I won't be angry!"

"You promise?"

"Yes, I promise! But what do you mean by that?" Miss Grant said cautiously.

"Now, I want to be a sailor! Sister..."

"Huh? Now, you have to leave me?" Mary asked in surprise, holding her brother's hand nervously.

"That's right, sister! I want to be like my father now, and be a great sailor! I'm going to sail like Captain John. To be honest, sister, I believe you know and trust Captain John better than I do. He said before , can train me to be an outstanding sailor. Moreover, Captain John has always been a determined person, the kind who will not give up until the goal is reached. He will continue to search for our father with me. So, sister, you promise My request, I must find my father back! No matter how I say it, I am still my father’s son, and I risked my life to find him! Dear sister, don’t you miss your father? I think , our father is the best father in the world!"

"Yes! Really the best father in the world!" Mary said excitedly. "Father is our pride! Brother Robert, do you know that our father is also the pride of our country; if With a bit of luck, he will be able to fulfill his long-cherished dream and become one of the greatest men in our country."

"Sister! Why don't I know this?"

Mary hugged her brother tightly, and the tears on her face fell on his forehead.

"Sister, good sister! Don't cry! No matter what I say, I still have hope and hope; I don't believe that a person as outstanding as my father will pass away before his career is completed."

Little Robert's words made sister Mary even more sad.She really didn't know what to say.At this time, she was full of mixed feelings: Missing her father, caring for her younger brother, and gratitude for Captain John's chivalrous help, all came to her heart at once.

"You mean, Captain John still has hope in his father's existence?" She couldn't help asking her brother.

"Yes, Captain John is a real brother! He will not deceive us. Promise me, sister! Let me be a sailor now! Then I can go with this brother to find my father!"

"But in this way, our siblings will be separated like this." Sister Mary murmured.

"Sister, you won't feel lonely. Captain John told me that Lady Helen wants you to stay with her; and she likes you very much, because my sister is a girl, so she needs to be loved, and it is better to have her with you." Yes! But I am a boy, remembering what my father often said: A good man has ambitions everywhere."

"But what about our old house in London? It's a place full of happy memories."

"You needn't worry about that, sister. Captain John and Sir Glenarvan have already made arrangements. Sir intends to adopt you as a goddaughter, and let you live at Malcolm Hall; this is Sir himself to John. What the captain said, and what Captain John told me, so make Malcolm House your home. Live there till we bring back the good news. Captain John and I have agreed , we must find my father. As soon as we find him, we will bring him back to see my sister! When that day comes, we must be very happy!" The more Robert said, the more excited he became, his eyes lit up, and the excitement flowed into appearance.

"Ah! You are such a good brother! How happy my father would be if he could hear what you said! You really deserve to be my father's good son. Not only does he look like his father, but when he grows up , will definitely be as outstanding as my father!"

"Of course!" Little Robert said confidently, his face brimming with excitement.

"Sir Glenarvan and Lady Helen have a deep affection for us, and we really cannot repay it!"

"It's not difficult to repay them. In the future, we will definitely respect and love them, and do everything for them, no matter what happens. If necessary, we will die for them without even frowning."

"Robert, don't talk nonsense! We don't want to die for them! We must live for them!" After Mary finished speaking, she crazily kissed her brother's forehead, "They are good people, and I hope we all live well. So we must To live for them, I also hope that you will live well for me in the future!"

The siblings slowly ended their chat in the vast night.But their hearts are still ups and downs, and their hearts are still talking to each other.The long waves rolled gently and heavingly on the calm sea; the propeller gently stirred the spray.At this moment, the siblings seemed to be instructed by the gods, and a hallucination suddenly appeared in the two hearts: as if a calling sound came from somewhere?Is this in a dream?The siblings suddenly became excited, immediately pricked up their ears, held their breath, and listened carefully, feeling that the call was very old and deep, which made people's hearts tremble.

"Help me! Save me!" Both siblings heard that voice faintly in the boundless night.

"Sister, what did you hear? Is there a voice that is still shouting?"

The two siblings hurriedly leaned against the railing, looked far ahead, and looked around; but in the dark night sky, they saw nothing, only dots of white light on the waves.

"Brother!" Mary turned her head pale and said to her younger brother, "Yes, I guessed right! Yes, that's right... I'm the same as you, it seems... It's not that we have a headache and a fever, and we're unconscious, right? , Robert?"

While Mary was talking, suddenly a cry came again, and the two heard it clearly, and a cry broke out in unison:
"Dad, father..."

Miss Mary was so excited that she couldn't hold on anymore and could only faint in Little Robert's arms.

"Come on! Help! Sister! Dad! Come and save!" Little Robert shouted loudly, raising his voice desperately.

The first sailor to run up was the sailor at the helm, who helped Miss Mary up; the other sailors on watch came after them.John Mengel, Sir Glenarvan, and Lady Helen also woke up and rushed to the top of the cabin.

"Ah! My sister is dying! By the way, my father is there!" Little Robert shouted, pointing to the distant sea.Everyone was confused by what he said!

"It's true!" Little Robert didn't give up, and still shouted loudly, "Over there, my father is over there! I heard his inner cry, and my sister heard it too!"

At this moment, Miss Mary suddenly woke up again, she stood up straight with her eyes wide open, and yelled frantically:

"Daddy! My daddy is there!"

While shouting, Miss Mary climbed up the railing, bent her body, and wanted to jump into the sea.

Everyone stopped Mary immediately, but Miss Mary was still yelling wildly, "Sir, madam! My father is there! I swear to God, he is there! I heard his shouting, he couldn't hold it anymore It's..."

Because of the excessive excitement, Miss Mary's whole body seemed to be convulsed, she convulsed, and she fainted again. Everyone hurriedly helped her up and carried her into the cabin.Mrs. Helen was also behind, walked into the cabin, and stayed by her side; but little Robert was still there, calling constantly:

"My father, my father! Right here, sir, I will tell the truth, and I will not lie!"

Everyone believed that the abnormality of these two children was due to hallucinations caused by missing their relatives, so they didn't believe what they were telling the truth!Then, Sir Glenarvan was very puzzled, couldn't help but took the child's little hand, and asked:
"Son, did you really hear your father's cry?"

"Sir! Yes, there it is! Father's voice is beyond the waves, crying for help! Help me! Sir, it is true! I swear to God I heard it right! My sister I heard it too, it's my father's cry for help! Please think about it, it's impossible for both of you to hear it wrong! So, sir, we beg you! Lay down a lifeboat and rescue my father! "

Little Robert stomped his feet anxiously, wanting to cry but couldn't!
Sir Glenarvan still wanted to continue asking, so he called the sailor at the helm, and asked quickly:

"Hawkins, Miss Grant suddenly fainted on the ground, you were at the helm just now!"

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

"What did you hear, what did you see?"

"Your Excellency, I didn't hear anything!"

"Look, little Robert, is there nothing there!" Sir Glenarvan turned his head and said to little Robert with a smile.

"If the father of Sailor Hawkins had called him from the other side of the sea, he would have heard it," said the little fellow stubbornly. "It was my father's voice indeed, and I could have heard it, sir!  … ..."

Little Robert, who was in a hurry, had a hoarse voice and a pale face. Just like his sister, he fainted on the ground.Jazz hurriedly sent him to the cabin to rest.

"These two brothers and sisters are really unfortunate children! Their lives are so tragic, God is so unfair to these two children!" John Mengel said with emotion.

"That's right! It's only because of extreme sadness! It's really pitiful. At such a young age, I was so sad for my relatives that I had hallucinations. I really didn't expect it!" Jazz also said with emotion.

"Two people hallucinating at the same time?" Paganel muttered to himself, "This is incredible! From a scientific point of view, this is impossible."

Afterwards, Paganel leaned against the mast, leaned out, and told everyone to be silent; after listening carefully, he heard nothing.He first held his breath and listened quietly, then let go of his throat and shouted loudly, but there was no echo.

"This is really a strange thing! Is there really such a thing as 'heart-to-heart'? Human emotions can really move the world?" Paganel muttered, and walked to the cabin in bewilderment.

On the second day, March 3th, at five o'clock in the morning, the sky had just turned pale, and the people on board were already on deck.At this time, everyone had only one thought, which was to figure out how Mary and Robert Jr. could hear the sound on the island, and what was going on?Naturally, the two children of Captain Grant were most anxious about this issue.

At this time, the "Duncan" arrived at the island after sailing one nautical mile.With their own binoculars, people looked at the main sights on the island.The boat sailed slowly in the direction of the island; now the island can be seen clearly with the naked eye.Suddenly, little Robert shouted again, saying that he saw two people running on the island; waving their arms as they ran, and one of them was waving a flag.

"Ah! It's a British flag!" Captain Mengel said after holding up the binoculars and looking at the scene clearly.

"Yes, it is indeed the Union Jack!" Paganel could see it clearly.

"Sir! dear sir!" cried little Robert hastily, with a slight tremor in his voice, "let down the boat, and row there; hurry! I'll jump right down to the island if you won't say yes! I must be the first to land on the island!"

No one on board said anything, and everyone felt a little confused.What's going on here?There are actually three people living on this small island, and they are also three British!Unknowingly, everyone thought of the "illusion" that the siblings had had last night, maybe they really heard the cry for help on the island.Or maybe they hallucinated and thought it was Dad calling.However, no matter how you say it, the siblings did hear the cry for help, there is no doubt about it.However, this cry for help was not from their father, Captain Grant!Thinking of this, everyone thought, don't let little Robert go to the island first; if it is really not his father, the two children are already weak, and the blow of disappointment will make it worse?However, Sir Glenarvan couldn't bear to stop the two children, so he issued an order:
"Let out the boat!"

In less than a minute, the boat lay on the sea and everything was ready.Mary, Robert Jr., Sir, John, and Paganel got into the boat at once.The six sailors bravely paddled their oars in the small boat, and quickly sailed towards the small island like an arrow off the string.The island is just around the corner!
"My God! Father!" cried Miss Mary Grant, when she saw the man standing on the bank, and recognized her father at once.

There were indeed three people standing on the shore.The burly one in the middle is indeed the Captain Grant that everyone has been looking for after all the twists and turns!As you can see, Captain Grant's kind face and resolute look are indeed the perfect combination of the two children, Mary and Robert Jr.!The "illusion" of these two children is the telepathy of relatives!Indeed!It is the father who calls out to his child for help!
When Captain Grant heard his daughter's cry, he was filled with joy and mixed feelings. When everyone saw him open his arms, he fell to the ground with a "gudong".

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As the saying goes, extreme joy brings sorrow, but people will not die of joy after all.The family of three soon woke up from the stupor.Everyone saw that after going through all kinds of disasters, a separated family member was finally able to reunite. There were all kinds of emotions, such as joy and sadness, and I really didn't know what words to use to express them.Therefore, everyone could only shed tears of joy and quietly watched from the sidelines.

After boarding the deck of the "Duncan", Captain Grant expressed his thanks to Lady Helene, Sir Glenarvan and other companions.His thanks were so deep that he choked up tears.This is because when the Sir invited him and two sailors to board a small boat and return to the "Duncan", the siblings narrated the search and visit of the "Duncan" around the world.

Captain Grant knew that the great Mrs. Helen, Sir Glenarvan and other partners, as well as every crew member on the "Duncan", had endured all kinds of hardships and exhausted their minds to find him. What makes him most grateful?But he was not good at words, but the simple, sincere, noble and forthright expression on his face also deeply moved everyone, and everyone had already put aside all the hardships such as hunger, fatigue, hardships and obstacles along the way. Thousands of miles away, completely forgotten.Even the usually stern and composed major was moved to tears.As for our lovely scholar Paganel, like a child, he couldn't control his excitement and burst into tears.

Captain Grant looked hard at his daughter—Miss Mary, as if he couldn't get enough of it, he kept praising his daughter's tenderness and beauty, and asked Mrs. Helen, was his opinion correct?Then he turned to his son, Robert Jr., and cried out with joy:

"My child! Now you have grown so tall! You are almost a grown-up!"

After he finished speaking, he spread his hands and embraced his son and daughter. He could only express all the emotions of parting and longing for more than two years in the passionate kiss to the children.

Then, Robert Jr. introduced the friends present to his father one by one; especially emphasizing their care and care, so that he and his sister could stand up in the face of adversity.When he introduced Captain John Mengel, the young captain turned red like a shy girl; when he replied to Captain Grant, his voice was trembling with tension.

At this time, Mrs. Helen told Captain Grant about the search process, especially about the two brothers and sisters' visit to Malcolm House on the first night; Captain Grant was very happy to have such a wonderful child in his heart. ,pride.

After that, Captain John praised Miss Mary Grant again; at this moment, Captain Grant understood in his heart, he immediately grabbed his daughter's hand, put it on the young and handsome captain's hand, and said to Sir Glenarvan:

"Madame, sir, let us bless our children!"

Relatives can't stop talking about the pain of parting, and friends can't stop talking about the longing. Everyone just talked on the deck like this.Afterwards, Sir Glenarvan made use of the needles and told Captain Grant about Ayrton's affairs. Captain Grant also confirmed Ayrton's confession that he was indeed driven off the ship while on the coast of Australia.

"That kid is indeed smart, clever and courageous, but it is a pity that he has too much greed, which is why he walked into the abyss of evil. I hope that through this opportunity, he can repent of his mistakes, reform his mistakes, and start a new life!" Captain Grant concluded. road.

Everyone unanimously planned to leave Ayrton on Tabor Island, but before sending him off, Captain Grant said that he wanted to invite the people on board to visit the "mansion" on the island and eat delicious food at their "dining table" Last meal.Everyone happily accepted.The siblings, Mary and Robert, jumped up with excitement, and couldn't wait to see the mansion where their father lived.

Then, they took a small boat and rowed to the island.

(End of this chapter)