Морской волк

Chapter 3

           WolfLarsendidnotlaugh,thoughhisgreyeyeslightedwithaslightglintofamusement;andinthatmoment,havingsteppedforwardquiteclosetohim,Ireceivedmyfirstimpressionofthemanhimself,ofthemanasapartfromhisbody,andfromthetorrentofblasphemyIhadheardhimspewforth.Theface,withlargefeaturesandstronglines,ofthesquareorder,yetwellfilledout,wasapparentlymassiveatfirstsight;butagain,aswiththebody,themassivenessseemedtovanish,andaconvictiontogrowofatremendousandexcessivementalorspiritualstrengththatlaybehind,sleepinginthedeepsofhisbeing.Thejaw,thechin,thebrowrisingtoagoodlyheightandswellingheavilyabovetheeyesthese,whilestronginthemselves,unusuallystrong,seemedtospeakanimmensevigourorvirilityofspiritthatlaybehindandbeyondandoutofsight.Therewasnosoundingsuchaspirit,nomeasuring,nodeterminingofmetesandbounds,norneatlyclassifyinginsomepigeon-holewithothersofsimilartype.

           Theeyesanditwasmydestinytoknowthemwellwerelargeandhandsome,wideapartasthetrueartist’sarewide,shelteringunderaheavybrowandarchedoverbythickblackeyebrows.Theeyesthemselveswereofthatbafflingproteangreywhichisnevertwicethesame;whichrunsthroughmanyshadesandcolouringslikeintershotsilkinsunshine;whichisgrey,darkandlight,andgreenish-grey,andsometimesoftheclearazureofthedeepsea.

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