Морской волк

Chapter 12

           Andwhenhecouldnolongerrisetheystillcontinuedtobeatandkickhimwherehelay.

           "Easy,Johansen;easyasshegoes,"WolfLarsenfinallysaid.

           Butthebeastinthematewasupandrampant,andWolfLarsenwascompelledtobrushhimawaywithaback-handedsweepofthearm,gentleenough,apparently,butwhichhurledJohansenbacklikeacork,drivinghisheadagainstthewallwithacrash.Hefelltothefloor,halfstunnedforthemoment,breathingheavilyandblinkinghiseyesinastupidsortofway.

           "JerkopenthedoorsHump,"Iwascommanded.

           Iobeyed,andthetwobrutespickedupthesenselessmanlikeasackofrubbishandhovehimclearupthecompanionstairs,throughthenarrowdoorway,andoutondeck.Thebloodfromhisnosegushedinascarletstreamoverthefeetofthehelmsman,whowasnoneotherthanLouis,hisboat-mate.ButLouistookandgaveaspokeandgazedimperturbablyintothebinnacle.

           NotsowastheconductofGeorgeLeach,theerstwhilecabin-boy.Foreandafttherewasnothingthatcouldhavesurprisedusmorethanhisconsequentbehaviour.HeitwasthatcameuponthepoopwithoutordersanddraggedJohnsonforward,wherehesetaboutdressinghiswoundsaswellashecouldandmakinghimcomfortable.Johnson,asJohnson,wasunrecognizable;andnotonlythat,forhisfeatures,ashumanfeaturesatall,wereunrecognizable,sodiscolouredandswollenhadtheybecomeinthefewminuteswhichhadelapsedbetweenthebeginningofthebeatingandthedraggingforwardofthebody.

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