Морской волк

Chapter 12

           Healmostfellbackward,andswayedfromsidetosideinanefforttorecoverhisbalance.

           Icannotgivethefurtherparticularsofthehorriblescenethatfollowed.Itwastoorevolting.ItturnsmesickevennowwhenIthinkofit.Johnsonfoughtbravelyenough,buthewasnomatchforWolfLarsen,muchlessforWolfLarsenandthemate.Itwasfrightful.Ihadnotimaginedahumanbeingcouldenduresomuchandstillliveandstruggleon.AndstruggleonJohnsondid.Ofcoursetherewasnohopeforhim,nottheslightest,andheknewitaswellasI,butbythemanhoodthatwasinhimhecouldnotceasefromfightingforthatmanhood.

           Itwastoomuchformetowitness.IfeltthatIshouldlosemymind,andIranupthecompanionstairstoopenthedoorsandescapeondeck.ButWolfLarsen,leavinghisvictimforthemoment,andwithoneofhistremendoussprings,gainedmysideandflungmeintothefarcornerofthecabin.

           "Thephenomenaoflife,Hump,"hegirdedatme."Stayandwatchit.Youmaygatherdataontheimmortalityofthesoul.Besides,youknow,wecan’thurtJohnson’ssoul.It’sonlythefleetingformwemaydemolish."

           Itseemedcenturiespossiblyitwasnomorethantenminutesthatthebeatingcontinued.WolfLarsenandJohansenwereallaboutthepoorfellow.Theystruckhimwiththeirfists,kickedhimwiththeirheavyshoes,knockedhimdown,anddraggedhimtohisfeettoknockhimdownagain.Hiseyeswereblindedsothathecouldnotsee,andthebloodrunningfromearsandnoseandmouthturnedthecabinintoashambles.

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