Морской волк

Chapter 23

           Shemadesomeidleremark,lookingatme,andlaughedlightlyenough;butIsawhereyesreturntohis,involuntarily,asthoughfascinated;thentheyfell,butnotswiftlyenoughtoveiltherushofterrorthatfilledthem.

           ItwasinhiseyesthatIsawthecauseofherperturbation.Ordinarilygreyandcoldandharsh,theywerenowwarmandsoftandgolden,andalla-dancewithtinylightsthatdimmedandfaded,orwelleduptillthefullorbswerefloodedwithaglowingradiance.Perhapsitwastothisthatthegoldencolourwasdue;butgoldenhiseyeswere,enticingandmasterful,atthesametimeluringandcompelling,andspeakingademandandclamourofthebloodwhichnowoman,muchlessMaudBrewster,couldmisunderstand.

           Herownterrorrusheduponme,andinthatmomentoffearthemostterriblefearamancanexperienceIknewthatininexpressiblewaysshewasdeartome.TheknowledgethatIlovedherrusheduponmewiththeterror,andwithbothemotionsgrippingatmyheartandcausingmybloodatthesametimetochillandtoleapriotously,Ifeltmyselfdrawnbyapowerwithoutmeandbeyondme,andfoundmyeyesreturningagainstmywilltogazeintotheeyesofWolfLarsen.Buthehadrecoveredhimself.Thegoldencolourandthedancinglightsweregone.Coldandgreyandglitteringtheywereashebowedbrusquelyandturnedaway.

           "Iamafraid,"shewhispered,withashiver."Iamsoafraid."

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