Морской волк

Chapter 9

           IhadlookedforalmostanysortofexplosionontheCockney’spart,buttomysurprisehedidnotappearawareofwhatIwasdoing.Hewentonwhettinghisknife.SodidI.Andfortwohourswesatthere,facetoface,whet,whet,whet,tillthenewsofitspreadabroadandhalftheship’scompanywascrowdingthegalleydoorstoseethesight.

           Encouragementandadvicewerefreelytendered,andJockHorner,thequiet,self-spokenhunterwholookedasthoughhewouldnotharmamouse,advisedmetoleavetheribsaloneandtothrustupwardfortheabdomen,atthesametimegivingwhathecalledthe"Spanishtwist"totheblade.Leach,hisbandagedarmprominentlytothefore,beggedmetoleaveafewremnantsofthecookforhim;andWolfLarsenpausedonceortwiceatthebreakofthepooptoglancecuriouslyatwhatmusthavebeentohimastirringandcrawlingoftheyeastythingheknewaslife.

           AndImakefreetosaythatforthetimebeinglifeassumedthesamesordidvaluestome.Therewasnothingprettyaboutit,nothingdivineonlytwocowardlymovingthingsthatsatwhettingsteeluponstone,andagroupofothermovingthings,cowardlyandotherwise,thatlookedon.Halfofthem,Iamsure,wereanxioustoseeussheddingeachother’sblood.Itwouldhavebeenentertainment.AndIdonotthinktherewasonewhowouldhaveinterferedhadweclosedinadeath-struggle.

           Ontheotherhand,thewholethingwaslaughableandchildish.

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