Морской волк

Chapter 15

           IfoundWolfLarseninthecabin,strippedandbloody,waitingforme.Hegreetedmewithoneofhiswhimsicalsmiles.

           "Come,gettowork,Doctor.Thesignsarefavourableforanextensivepracticethisvoyage.Idon’tknowwhattheGhostwouldhavebeenwithoutyou,andifIcouldonlycherishsuchnoblesentimentsIwouldtellyouhermasterisdeeplygrateful."

           Iknewtherunofthesimplemedicine-chesttheGhostcarried,andwhileIwasheatingwateronthecabinstoveandgettingthethingsreadyfordressinghiswounds,hemovedabout,laughingandchatting,andexamininghishurtswithacalculatingeye.Ihadneverbeforeseenhimstripped,andthesightofhisbodyquitetookmybreathaway.Ithasneverbeenmyweaknesstoexaltthefleshfarfromit;butthereisenoughoftheartistinmetoappreciateitswonder.

           ImustsaythatIwasfascinatedbytheperfectlinesofWolfLarsen’sfigure,andbywhatImaytermtheterriblebeautyofit.Ihadnotedthemenintheforecastle.Powerfullymuscledthoughsomeofthemwere,therehadbeensomethingwrongwithallofthem,aninsufficientdevelopmenthere,anunduedevelopmentthere,atwistoracrookthatdestroyedsymmetry,legstooshortortoolong,ortoomuchsineworboneexposed,ortoolittle.Oofty–Ooftyhadbeentheonlyonewhoselineswereatallpleasing,while,insofarastheypleased,thatfarhadtheybeenwhatIshouldcallfeminine.

           ButWolfLarsenwastheman-type,themasculine,andalmostagodinhisperfectness.

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