Морской волк

Chapter 19

           Andbeforethewindwewere,andleaping,whenJohnson,easinghissheetatimminentperil,cutacrossourwakeahundredfeetaway.AgainWolfLarsenlaughed,atthesametimebeckoningthemwithhisarmtofollow.Itwasevidentlyhisintentiontoplaywiththemalesson,Itookit,inlieuofabeating,thoughadangerouslesson,forthefrailcraftstoodinmomentarydangerofbeingoverwhelmed.

           Johnsonsquaredawaypromptlyandranafterus.Therewasnothingelseforhimtodo.Deathstalkedeverywhere,anditwasonlyamatteroftimewhensomeoneofthosemanyhugeseaswouldfallupontheboat,rolloverit,andpasson.

           "’Tisthefearivdeathattheheartsivthem,"Louismutteredinmyear,asIpassedforwardtoseetotakingintheflyingjibandstaysail.

           "Oh,he’llheavetoinalittlewhileandpickthemup,"Iansweredcheerfully."He’sbentupongivingthemalesson,that’sall."

           Louislookedatmeshrewdly."Thinkso?"heasked.

           "Surely,"Ianswered."Don’tyou?"

           "Ithinknothingbutivmyownskin,thesedays,"washisanswer."An’’tiswithwonderI’mfilledastotheworkin’outivthings.Aprettymessthat‘Friscowhiskygotmeinto,an’aprettiermessthatwoman’sgotyouintoaftthere.Ah,it’smyselfthatknowsyeforablitherin’fool."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"Idemanded;for,havingspedhisshaft,hewasturningaway.

           "WhatdoImean?"hecried."Andit’syouthatasksme!’TisnotwhatImean,butwhattheWolf‘llmean.

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