Морской волк

Chapter 16

           Itwasadifficultcasttomakeonarollingship,butthesharppointofthespike,whistlingseventy-fivefeetthroughtheair,barelymissedWolfLarsen’sheadasheemergedfromthecabincompanion-wayanddroveitslengthtwoinchesandoverintothesoliddeck-planking.Stillanothertime,hestoleintothesteerage,possessedhimselfofaloadedshot-gun,andwasmakingarushforthedeckwithitwhencaughtbyKerfootanddisarmed.

           IoftenwonderedwhyWolfLarsendidnotkillhimandmakeanendofit.Butheonlylaughedandseemedtoenjoyit.Thereseemedacertainspiceaboutit,suchasmenmustfeelwhotakedelightinmakingpetsofferociousanimals.

           "Itgivesathrilltolife,"heexplainedtome,"whenlifeiscarriedinone’shand.Manisanaturalgambler,andlifeisthebiggeststakehecanlay.Thegreatertheodds,thegreaterthethrill.WhyshouldIdenymyselfthejoyofexcitingLeach’ssoultofever-pitch?Forthatmatter,Idohimakindness.Thegreatnessofsensationismutual.Heislivingmoreroyallythananymanfor’ard,thoughhedoesnotknowit.Forhehaswhattheyhavenotpurpose,somethingtodoandbedone,anall-absorbingendtostrivetoattain,thedesiretokillme,thehopethathemaykillme.Really,Hump,heislivingdeepandhigh.Idoubtthathehaseverlivedsoswiftlyandkeenlybefore,andIhonestlyenvyhim,sometimes,whenIseehimragingatthesummitofpassionandsensibility."

           "Ah,butitiscowardly,cowardly!"Icried."Youhavealltheadvantage."

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