英语小说大全

Chapter 50It was three and a half feet deep, eight feet wide and twenty-six feet long, exactly. I know because it was printed on one of the side bench...

Chapter 51But that first time I had a good look at the lifeboat I did not see the detail I wanted. The surface of the stern and side benches was conti...

Chapter 52After a thorough investigation, I made a complete list:- 192 tablets of anti-seasickness medicine- 124 tin cans of fresh water, each contain...

Chapter 53I slept all morning. I was roused by anxiety. That tide of food, water and rest that flowed through my weakened system, bringing me a new le...

Chapter 54It rained all night. I had a horrible, sleepless time of it. It was noisy. On the rain catcher the rain made a drumming sound, and around me...

Chapter 55Dawn came and matters were worse for it. Because now, emerging from the darkness, I could see what before I had only felt, the great curtain...

Chapter 56I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. It is a clever, treacherous adversary, how wel...

Chapter 57It was Richard Parker who calmed me down. It is the irony of this story that the one who scared me witless to start with was the very same w...

Chapter 58I pulled out the survival manual. Its pages were still wet. I turned them carefully. The manual was written by a British Royal Navy commande...

Chapter 59Alone or not, lost or not, I was thirsty and hungry. I pulled on the rope. There was a slight tension. As soon as I lessened my grip on it, ...