Морской волк

Chapter 10

           Ididreturn,notlongago,butunfortunatelytheskippersweredead,allbutone,amateintheolddays,askipperwhenImethim,andwhenIlefthimacripplewhowouldneverwalkagain."

           "ButyouwhoreadSpencerandDarwinandhaveneverseentheinsideofaschool,howdidyoulearntoreadandwrite?"Iqueried.

           "IntheEnglishmerchantservice.Cabin-boyattwelve,ship’sboyatfourteen,ordinaryseamenatsixteen,ableseamanatseventeen,andcockofthefo’c’sle,infiniteambitionandinfiniteloneliness,receivingneitherhelpnorsympathy,Ididitallformyselfnavigation,mathematics,science,literature,andwhatnot.Andofwhatusehasitbeen?Masterandownerofashipatthetopofmylife,asyousay,whenIambeginningtodiminishanddie.Paltry,isn’tit?AndwhenthesunwasupIwasscorched,andbecauseIhadnorootIwitheredaway."

           "Buthistorytellsofslaveswhorosetothepurple,"Ichided.

           "Andhistorytellsofopportunitiesthatcametotheslaveswhorosetothepurple,"heansweredgrimly."Nomanmakesopportunity.Allthegreatmeneverdidwastoknowitwhenitcametothem.TheCorsicanknew.IhavedreamedasgreatlyastheCorsican.Ishouldhaveknowntheopportunity,butitnevercame.Thethornssprungupandchokedme.And,Hump,Icantellyouthatyouknowmoreaboutmethananylivingman,exceptmyownbrother."

           "Andwhatishe?Andwhereishe?"

           "MasterofthesteamshipMacedonia,seal-hunter,"wastheanswer."WewillmeethimmostprobablyontheJapancoast

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