Морской волк

Chapter 11

           Youwereafraidtodie;thelifethatwasinyou,thatcomposesyou,thatisgreaterthanyou,didnotwanttodie.Youhavetalkedoftheinstinctofimmortality.Italkoftheinstinctoflife,whichistolive,andwhich,whendeathloomsnearandlarge,masterstheinstinct,socalled,ofimmortality.Itmastereditinyou(youcannotdenyit),becauseacrazyCockneycooksharpenedaknife.

           "Youareafraidofhimnow.Youareafraidofme.Youcannotdenyit.IfIshouldcatchyoubythethroat,thus,"hishandwasaboutmythroatandmybreathwasshutoff"andbegantopressthelifeoutofyouthus,andthus,yourinstinctofimmortalitywillgoglimmering,andyourinstinctoflife,whichislongingforlife,willflutterup,andyouwillstruggletosaveyourself.Eh?Iseethefearofdeathinyoureyes.Youbeattheairwithyourarms.Youexertallyourpunystrengthtostruggletolive.Yourhandisclutchingmyarm,lightlyitfeelsasabutterflyrestingthere.Yourchestisheaving,yourtongueprotruding,yourskinturningdark,youreyesswimming.‘Tolive!Tolive!Tolive!’youarecrying;andyouarecryingtolivehereandnow,nothereafter.Youdoubtyourimmortality,eh?Ha!ha!Youarenotsureofit.Youwon’tchanceit.Thislifeonlyyouarecertainisreal.Ah,itisgrowingdarkanddarker.Itisthedarknessofdeath,theceasingtobe,theceasingtofeel,theceasingtomove,thatisgatheringaboutyou,descendinguponyou,risingaroundyou.Youreyesarebecomingset.Theyareglazing.Myvoicesoundsfaintandfar

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