Морской волк

Chapter 18

           Itseemedthebreathofhisnostrils,thiscarryinghislifeinhishandsandstrugglingforitagainsttremendousodds.

           Iwaslearningmoreandmoreseamanship;andonecleardayathingwerarelyencounterednowIhadthesatisfactionofrunningandhandlingtheGhostandpickinguptheboatsmyself.WolfLarsenhadbeensmittenwithoneofhisheadaches,andIstoodatthewheelfrommorninguntilevening,sailingacrosstheoceanafterthelastleeboat,andheavingtoandpickingitandtheotherfiveupwithoutcommandorsuggestionfromhim.

           Galesweencounterednowandagain,foritwasarawandstormyregion,and,inthemiddleofJune,atyphoonmostmemorabletomeandmostimportantbecauseofthechangeswroughtthroughituponmyfuture.Wemusthavebeencaughtnearlyatthecentreofthiscircularstorm,andWolfLarsenranoutofitandtothesouthward,firstunderadouble-reefedjib,andfinallyunderbarepoles.NeverhadIimaginedsogreatasea.Theseaspreviouslyencounteredwereasripplescomparedwiththese,whichranahalf-milefromcresttocrestandwhichupreared,Iamconfident,aboveourmasthead.SogreatwasitthatWolfLarsenhimselfdidnotdareheaveto,thoughhewasbeingdrivenfartothesouthwardandoutofthesealherd.

           Wemusthavebeenwellinthepathofthetrans-Pacificsteamshipswhenthetyphoonmoderated,andhere,tothesurpriseofthehunters,wefoundourselvesinthemidstofsealsasecondherd,orsortofrear-guard,theydeclared,andamostunusualthing.

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