Морской волк

Chapter 17

           Itwasbottomup,andtherewasnosignofitscrew.WolfLarsenrepeatedhismanoeuvre,holdingoffandthenroundinguptowindwardanddriftingdownuponit.Butthistimehemissedbyfortyfeet,theboatpassingastern.

           "Numberfourboat!"Oofty–Ooftycried,hiskeeneyesreadingitsnumberintheonesecondwhenitliftedclearofthefoam,andupsidedown.

           ItwasHenderson’sboatandwithhimhadbeenlostHolyoakandWilliams,anotherofthedeep-watercrowd.Losttheyindubitablywere;buttheboatremained,andWolfLarsenmadeonemorerecklessefforttorecoverit.Ihadcomedowntothedeck,andIsawHornerandKerfootvainlyprotestagainsttheattempt.

           "ByGod,I’llnotberobbedofmyboatbyanystormthateverblewoutofhell!"heshouted,andthoughwefourstoodwithourheadstogetherthatwemighthear,hisvoiceseemedfaintandfar,asthoughremovedfromusanimmensedistance.

           "Mr.VanWeyden!"hecried,andIheardthroughthetumultasonemighthearawhisper."StandbythatjibwithJohnsonandOofty!Therestofyoutailafttothemainsheet!Livelynow!orI’llsailyouallintoKingdomCome!Understand?"

           AndwhenheputthewheelhardoverandtheGhost’sbowswungoff,therewasnothingforthehunterstodobutobeyandmakethebestofariskychance.HowgreattheriskIrealizedwhenIwasoncemoreburiedbeneaththepoundingseasandclingingforlifetothepinrailatthefootoftheforemast.Myfingersweretornloose,andIsweptacrosstothesideandoverthesideintothesea.

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