Морской волк

Chapter 20

           "Youareverykind,Iamsure,"shemurmured;andtheveryconventionalityofhertonesandwords,withthehostofassociationsitarousedoftheoldlifeontheothersideoftheworld,gavemeaquickthrillrichwithremembrancebutstingingsharpwithhome-sickness.

           "AndyouareMaudBrewster,"Isaidsolemnly,gazingacrossather.

           "AndyouareHumphreyVanWeyden,"shesaid,gazingbackatmewithequalsolemnityandawe."Howunusual!Idon’tunderstand.Wesurelyarenottoexpectsomewildlyromanticsea-storyfromyoursoberpen."

           "No,Iamnotgatheringmaterial,Iassureyou,"wasmyanswer."Ihaveneitheraptitudenorinclinationforfiction."

           "Tellme,whyhaveyoualwaysburiedyourselfinCalifornia?"shenextasked."Ithasnotbeenkindofyou.WeoftheEasthaveseentoverylittleofyoutoolittle,indeed,oftheDeanofAmericanLetters,theSecond."

           Ibowedto,anddisclaimed,thecompliment."Inearlymetyou,once,inPhiladelphia,someBrowningaffairorotheryouweretolecture,youknow.Mytrainwasfourhourslate."

           Andthenwequiteforgotwherewewere,leavingWolfLarsenstrandedandsilentinthemidstofourfloodofgossip.Thehuntersleftthetableandwentondeck,andstillwetalked.WolfLarsenaloneremained.SuddenlyIbecameawareofhim,leaningbackfromthetableandlisteningcuriouslytoouralienspeechofaworldhedidnotknow.

           Ibrokeshortoffinthemiddleofasentence.Thepresent,withallitsperilsandanxieties,rusheduponmewithstunningforce

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