Морской волк

Chapter 2

           Asoftlightsuffusedhisfaceandhiseyesglistened,asthoughsomewhereinthedeepsofhisbeinghisancestorshadquickenedandstirredwithdimmemoriesoftipsreceivedinformerlives.

           "Thankyou,sir,"hesaid,verygratefullyandveryhumblyindeed.

           Preciselyinthewaythatthedoorslidback,heslidaside,andIsteppedoutondeck.Iwasstillweakfrommyprolongedimmersion.ApuffofwindcaughtmeandIstaggeredacrossthemovingdecktoacornerofthecabin,towhichIclungforsupport.Theschooner,heeledoverfaroutfromtheperpendicular,wasbowingandplungingintothelongPacificroll.Ifshewereheadingsouth-westasJohnsonhadsaid,thewind,then,Icalculated,wasblowingnearlyfromthesouth.Thefogwasgone,andinitsplacethesunsparkledcrisplyonthesurfaceofthewater,Iturnedtotheeast,whereIknewCaliforniamustlie,butcouldseenothingsavelow-lyingfog-banksthesamefog,doubtless,thathadbroughtaboutthedisastertotheMartinezandplacedmeinmypresentsituation.Tothenorth,andnotfaraway,agroupofnakedrocksthrustabovethesea,ononeofwhichIcoulddistinguishalighthouse.Inthesouth-west,andalmostinourcourse,Isawthepyramidalloomofsomevessel’ssails.

           Havingcompletedmysurveyofthehorizon,Iturnedtomymoreimmediatesurroundings.MyfirstthoughtwasthatamanwhohadcomethroughacollisionandrubbedshoulderswithdeathmeritedmoreattentionthanIreceived.Beyondasailoratthewheelwhostaredcuriouslyacrossthetopofthecabin,Iattractednonoticewhatever.

           Everybodyseemedinterestedinwhatwasgoingonamidships.There,onahatch,alargemanwaslyingonhisback.Hewasfullyclothed,thoughhisshirtwasrippedopeninfront.

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