Морской волк

Chapter 13

           HegrinnedwhenIhandeditover,yetitwasagrinthatcontainedmoresincerethanksthanamultitudeoftheverbositiesofspeechcommontothemembersofmyownclass.

           Unlikeanyoneelseintheship’scompany,Inowfoundmyselfwithnoquarrelsonmyhandsandinthegoodgracesofall.Thehunterspossiblynomorethantoleratedme,thoughnoneofthemdislikedme;whileSmokeandHenderson,convalescentunderadeckawningandswingingdayandnightintheirhammocks,assuredmethatIwasbetterthananyhospitalnurse,andthattheywouldnotforgetmeattheendofthevoyagewhentheywerepaidoff.(AsthoughIstoodinneedoftheirmoney!I,whocouldhaveboughtthemout,bagandbaggage,andtheschooneranditsequipment,ascoreoftimesover!)Butuponmehaddevolvedthetaskoftendingtheirwounds,andpullingthemthrough,andIdidmybestbythem.

           WolfLarsenunderwentanotherbadattackofheadachewhichlastedtwodays.Hemusthavesufferedseverely,forhecalledmeinandobeyedmycommandslikeasickchild.ButnothingIcoulddoseemedtorelievehim.Atmysuggestion,however,hegaveupsmokinganddrinking;thoughwhysuchamagnificentanimalasheshouldhaveheadachesatallpuzzlesme.

           "’TisthehandofGod,I’mtellin’you,"isthewayLouisseesit."’Tisavisitationforhisblack-hearteddeeds,andthere’smorebehindandcomin’,orelse"

           "Orelse,"Iprompted.

           "Godisnoddin’andnotdoin’hisduty,thoughit’smeasshouldn’tsayit."

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