Морской волк

Chapter 20

           Buttherewasalookofbewildermentalsoinhereyes.Thatitwasmockerymadethesituationmorepuzzlingtoher.

           "Imaybetakenoffbysomepassingvessel,perhaps,"shesuggested.

           "Therewillbenopassingvessels,exceptothersealing-schooners,"WolfLarsenmadeanswer.

           "Ihavenoclothes,nothing,"sheobjected."Youhardlyrealize,sir,thatIamnotaman,orthatIamunaccustomedtothevagrant,carelesslifewhichyouandyourmenseemtolead."

           "Thesooneryougetaccustomedtoit,thebetter,"hesaid.

           "I’llfurnishyouwithcloth,needles,andthread,"headded."Ihopeitwillnotbetoodreadfulahardshipforyoutomakeyourselfadressortwo."

           Shemadeawrypuckerwithhermouth,asthoughtoadvertiseherignoranceofdressmaking.Thatshewasfrightenedandbewildered,andthatshewasbravelystrivingtohideit,wasquiteplaintome.

           "Isupposeyou’relikeMr.VanWeydenthere,accustomedtohavingthingsdoneforyou.Well,Ithinkdoingafewthingsforyourselfwillhardlydislocateanyjoints.Bytheway,whatdoyoudoforaliving?"

           Sheregardedhimwithamazementunconcealed.

           "Imeannooffence,believeme.Peopleeat,thereforetheymustprocurethewherewithal.Thesemenhereshootsealsinordertolive;forthesamereasonIsailthisschooner;andMr.VanWeyden,forthepresentatanyrate,earnshissaltygrubbyassistingme.Nowwhatdoyoudo?"

           Sheshruggedhershoulders.

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