Морской волк

Chapter 13

           ‘Owcanitbemydeuptome,Iarsk?‘Oo’sgoin’todoit?Gawd?‘OwGawdmust‘ave‘atedmew’en‘esignedmeonforavoyageinthisbloomin’worldof‘is!"

           Thistiradeagainstdestinywentonforanhourormore,andthenhebuckledtohiswork,limpingandgroaning,andinhiseyesagreathatredforallcreatedthings.Hisdiagnosiswascorrect,however,forhewasseizedwithoccasionalsicknesses,duringwhichhevomitedbloodandsufferedgreatpain.Andashesaid,itseemedGodhatedhimtoomuchtolethimdie,forheultimatelygrewbetterandwaxedmoremalignantthanever.

           SeveraldaysmorepassedbeforeJohnsoncrawledondeckandwentabouthisworkinahalf-heartedway.Hewasstillasickman,andImorethanonceobservedhimcreepingpainfullyalofttoatopsail,ordroopingwearilyashestoodatthewheel.But,stillworse,itseemedthathisspiritwasbroken.HewasabjectbeforeWolfLarsenandalmostgrovelledtoJohansen.NotsowastheconductofLeach.Hewentaboutthedecklikeatigercub,glaringhishatredopenlyatWolfLarsenandJohansen.

           "I’lldoforyouyet,youslab-footedSwede,"IheardhimsaytoJohansenonenightondeck.

           Thematecursedhiminthedarkness,andthenextmomentsomemissilestruckthegalleyasharprap.Therewasmorecursing,andamockinglaugh,andwhenallwasquietIstoleoutsideandfoundaheavyknifeimbeddedoveraninchinthesolidwood.Afewminuteslaterthematecamefumblingaboutinsearchofit,butIreturneditprivilytoLeachnextday.

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