Морской волк

Chapter 16

           WolfLarsentreasuredagainstthemtheattemptonhislifeandthedrubbinghehadreceivedintheforecastle;andmorning,noon,andnight,andallnightaswell,hedevotedhimselftomakinglifeunlivableforthem.

           Heknewwellthepsychologyofthelittlething,anditwasthelittlethingsbywhichhekeptthecrewworkeduptothevergeofmadness.IhaveseenHarrisoncalledfromhisbunktoputproperlyawayamisplacedpaintbrush,andthetwowatchesbelowhaledfromtheirtiredsleeptoaccompanyhimandseehimdoit.Alittlething,truly,butwhenmultipliedbythethousandingeniousdevicesofsuchamind,thementalstateofthemenintheforecastlemaybeslightlycomprehended.

           Ofcoursemuchgrumblingwenton,andlittleoutburstswerecontinuallyoccurring.Blowswerestruck,andtherewerealwaystwoorthreemennursinginjuriesatthehandsofthehumanbeastwhowastheirmaster.Concertedactionwasimpossibleinfaceoftheheavyarsenalofweaponscarriedinthesteerageandcabin.LeachandJohnsonwerethetwoparticularvictimsofWolfLarsen’sdiabolictemper,andthelookofprofoundmelancholywhichhadsettledonJohnson’sfaceandinhiseyesmademyheartbleed.

           WithLeachitwasdifferent.Therewastoomuchofthefightingbeastinhim.Heseemedpossessedbyaninsatiablefurywhichgavenotimeforgrief.Hislipshadbecomedistortedintoapermanentsnarl,whichatmeresightofWolfLarsenbrokeoutinsound,horribleandmenacingand,Idobelieve,unconsciously.

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