Морской волк

Chapter 16

           IhaveseenhimfollowWolfLarsenaboutwithhiseyes,likeananimalitskeeper,thewhiletheanimal-likesnarlsoundeddeepinhisthroatandvibratedforthbetweenhisteeth.

           Irememberonce,ondeck,inbrightday,touchinghimontheshoulderaspreliminarytogivinganorder.Hisbackwastowardme,andatthefirstfeelofmyhandheleapeduprightintheairandawayfromme,snarlingandturninghisheadasheleaped.Hehadforthemomentmistakenmeforthemanhehated.

           BothheandJohnsonwouldhavekilledWolfLarsenattheslightestopportunity,buttheopportunitynevercame.WolfLarsenwastoowiseforthat,and,besides,theyhadnoadequateweapons.Withtheirfistsalonetheyhadnochancewhatever.TimeandagainhefoughtitoutwithLeachwhofoughtbackalways,likeawildcat,toothandnailandfist,untilstretched,exhaustedorunconscious,onthedeck.Andhewasneveraversetoanotherencounter.AllthedevilthatwasinhimchallengedthedevilinWolfLarsen.Theyhadbuttoappearondeckatthesametime,whentheywouldbeatit,cursing,snarling,striking;andIhaveseenLeachflinghimselfuponWolfLarsenwithoutwarningorprovocation.Oncehethrewhisheavysheath-knife,missingWolfLarsen’sthroatbyaninch.Anothertimehedroppedasteelmarlinspikefromthemizzencrosstree.

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