Морской волк

Chapter 20

           Hereyesfellbeforehisgaze,butsheliftedthemagain,anddefiantly,tomine.Ireadtheunspokenquestionthere:wasitright?ButIhaddecidedthatthepartIwastoplaymustbeaneutralone,soIdidnotanswer.

           "Whatdoyouthink?"shedemanded.

           "Thatitisunfortunate,especiallyifyouhaveanyengagementsfallingdueinthecourseofthenextseveralmonths.But,sinceyousaythatyouwerevoyagingtoJapanforyourhealth,IcanassureyouthatitwillimprovenobetteranywherethanaboardtheGhost."

           Isawhereyesflashwithindignation,andthistimeitwasIwhodroppedmine,whileIfeltmyfaceflushingunderhergaze.Itwascowardly,butwhatelsecouldIdo?

           "Mr.VanWeydenspeakswiththevoiceofauthority,"WolfLarsenlaughed.

           Inoddedmyhead,andshe,havingrecoveredherself,waitedexpectantly.

           "Notthatheismuchtospeakofnow,"WolfLarsenwenton,"buthehasimprovedwonderfully.Youshouldhaveseenhimwhenhecameonboard.Amorescrawny,pitifulspecimenofhumanityonecouldhardlyconceive.Isn’tthatso,Kerfoot?"

           Kerfoot,thusdirectlyaddressed,wasstartledintodroppinghisknifeonthefloor,thoughhemanagedtogruntaffirmation.

           "Developedhimselfbypeelingpotatoesandwashingdishes.Eh,Kerfoot?"

           Againthatworthygrunted.

           "Lookathimnow.True,heisnotwhatyouwouldtermmuscular,butstillhehasmuscles,whichismorethanhehadwhenhecameaboard.Also,hehaslegstostandon.Youwouldnotthinksotolookathim,buthewasquiteunabletostandaloneatfirst."

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