Морской волк

Chapter 11

           Wickedmenthoughtheybe,theyarecertainlyverymuchafraidofhim.

           ThomasMugridgeiscur-likeinhissubjectiontome,whileIgoaboutinsecretdreadofhim.HisisthecourageoffearastrangethingIknowwellofmyselfandatanymomentitmaymasterthefearandimpelhimtothetakingofmylife.Mykneeismuchbetter,thoughitoftenachesforlongperiods,andthestiffnessisgraduallyleavingthearmwhichWolfLarsensqueezed.OtherwiseIaminsplendidcondition,feelthatIaminsplendidcondition.Mymusclesaregrowingharderandincreasinginsize.Myhands,however,areaspectacleforgrief.Theyhaveaparboiledappearance,areafflictedwithhang-nails,whilethenailsarebrokenanddiscoloured,andtheedgesofthequickseemtobeassumingafungoidsortofgrowth.Also,Iamsufferingfromboils,duetothediet,mostlikely,forIwasneverafflictedinthismannerbefore.

           Iwasamused,acoupleofeveningsback,byseeingWolfLarsenreadingtheBible,acopyofwhich,afterthefutilesearchforoneatthebeginningofthevoyage,hadbeenfoundinthedeadmate’ssea-chest.IwonderedwhatWolfLarsencouldgetfromit,andhereadaloudtomefromEcclesiastes.Icouldimaginehewasspeakingthethoughtsofhisownmindashereadtome,andhisvoice,reverberatingdeeplyandmournfullyintheconfinedcabin,charmedandheldme.Hemaybeuneducated,buthecertainlyknowshowtoexpressthesignificanceofthewrittenword.

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