JULES VERNE -THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND CHAPTER 22 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | JULES VERNE THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND CHAPTER 22 This intense cold lasted till the 15th of August without however passing the degree of Fahrenheit already mentioned. When the atmosphere was calm the low temperature was easily borne but when the wind blew the poor settlers insufficiently clothed felt it severely. Pencroft regretted that Lincoln Island was not the home of a few families of bears rather than of so many foxes and seals. Bears said he are generally very well dressed and I ask no more than to borrow for the winter the warm cloaks which they have on their backs. But replied Neb laughing perhaps the bears would not consent to give you their cloaks Pencroft. These beasts are not St. Martins. We would make them do it Neb we would make them replied Pencroft in quite an authoritative tone. But these formidable carnivora did not exist in the island or at any rate they had not yet shown themselves. In the meanwhile Herbert Pencroft and the reporter occupied themselves with making traps on Prospect Heights and at the border of the forest. According to the sailor any animal whatever it was would be a lawful prize and the rodents or carnivora which might get into the new snares would be well received at Granite House. The traps were besides extremely simple being pits dug in the ground a platform of branches and grass above which concealed the opening and at the bottom some bait the scent of which would attract animals. It must be mentioned also that they had not been dug at random but at certain places where numerous footprints showed that quadrupeds frequented the ground. They were visited every day and at three different times during the first days specimens of those Antarctic foxes which they had already seen on the right bank of the Mercy were found in them. Why there are nothing but foxes in this country cried Pencroft when for the third time he drew one of the animals out of the pit. Looking at it in great disgust he added beasts which are good for nothing Yes .
