Морской волк

Chapter 17

           Icouldnotswim,butbeforeIcouldsinkIwassweptbackagain.Astronghandgrippedme,andwhentheGhostfinallyemerged,IfoundthatIowedmylifetoJohnson.Isawhimlookinganxiouslyabouthim,andnotedthatKelly,whohadcomeforwardatthelastmoment,wasmissing.

           Thistime,havingmissedtheboat,andnotbeinginthesamepositionasinthepreviousinstances,WolfLarsenwascompelledtoresorttoadifferentmanoeuvre.Runningoffbeforethewindwitheverythingtostarboard,hecameabout,andreturnedclose-hauledontheporttack.

           "Grand!"Johnsonshoutedinmyear,aswesuccessfullycamethroughtheattendantdeluge,andIknewhereferred,nottoWolfLarsen’sseamanship,buttotheperformanceoftheGhostherself.

           Itwasnowsodarkthattherewasnosignoftheboat;butWolfLarsenheldbackthroughthefrightfulturmoilasifguidedbyunerringinstinct.Thistime,thoughwewerecontinuallyhalf-buried,therewasnotroughinwhichtobeswept,andwedriftedsquarelydownupontheupturnedboat,badlysmashingitasitwasheavedinboard.

           Twohoursofterribleworkfollowed,inwhichallhandsofustwohunters,threesailors,WolfLarsenandIreefed,firstoneandthentheother,thejibandmainsail.Hovetounderthisshortcanvas,ourdeckswerecomparativelyfreeofwater,whiletheGhostbobbedandduckedamongstthecomberslikeacork.

           Ihadburstopentheendsofmyfingersattheveryfirst,andduringthereefingIhadworkedwithtearsofpainrunningdownmycheeks.

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