Морской волк

Chapter 2

           "Thecap’nisWolfLarsen,orsomencallhim.Ineverheardhisothername.Butyoubetterspeaksoftwithhim.Heismadthismorning.Themate"

           Buthedidnotfinish.Thecookhadglidedin.

           "Betterslingyer‘ookoutof’ere,Yonson,"hesaid."Theoldman’llbewantin’yerondeck,an’thisayn’tnod’ytofallfoulof’im."

           Johnsonturnedobedientlytothedoor,atthesametime,overthecook’sshoulder,favouringmewithanamazinglysolemnandportentouswinkasthoughtoemphasizehisinterruptedremarkandtheneedformetobesoft-spokenwiththecaptain.

           Hangingoverthecook’sarmwasalooseandcrumpledarrayofevil-lookingandsour-smellinggarments.

           "Theywasputaw’ywet,sir,"hevouchsafedexplanation."Butyou’ll‘avetomakethemdotillIdryyoursoutbythefire."

           Clingingtothewoodwork,staggeringwiththerolloftheship,andaidedbythecook,Imanagedtoslipintoaroughwoollenundershirt.Ontheinstantmyfleshwascreepingandcrawlingfromtheharshcontact.Henoticedmyinvoluntarytwitchingandgrimacing,andsmirked:

           "Ionly‘opeyerdon’tever‘avetogetusedtosuchasthatinthislife,‘cosyou’vegotabloomin’softskin,thatyou‘ave,morelikealydy’sthananyIknowof.Iwasbloomin’wellsureyouwasagentlemanassoonasIseteyesonyer."

           Ihadtakenadisliketohimatfirst,andashehelpedtodressmethisdislikeincreased.Therewassomethingrepulsiveabouthistouch.

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