Морской волк

Chapter 24

           "Aboutwhat?"heasked,soinnocentlythatWolfLarsenwasdisconcerted,whiletheotherssmiled.

           "Oh,nothing,"WolfLarsensaidlamely."Ijustthoughtyoumightwanttoregisterakick."

           "Aboutwhat?"askedtheimperturbableSmoke.

           Smoke’smateswerenowsmilingbroadly.Hiscaptaincouldhavekilledhim,andIdoubtnotthatbloodwouldhaveflowedhadnotMaudBrewsterbeenpresent.Forthatmatter,itwasherpresencewhichenabled.Smoketoactashedid.HewastoodiscreetandcautiousamantoincurWolfLarsen’sangeratatimewhenthatangercouldbeexpressedintermsstrongerthanwords.Iwasinfearthatastrugglemighttakeplace,butacryfromthehelmsmanmadeiteasyforthesituationtosaveitself.

           "Smokeho!"thecrycamedowntheopencompanion-way.

           "How’sitbear?"WolfLarsencalledup.

           "Deadastern,sir."

           "Maybeit’saRussian,"suggestedLatimer.

           Hiswordsbroughtanxietyintothefacesoftheotherhunters.ARussiancouldmeanbutonethingacruiser.Thehunters,nevermorethanroughlyawareofthepositionoftheship,neverthelessknewthatwewereclosetotheboundariesoftheforbiddensea,whileWolfLarsen’srecordasapoacherwasnotorious.Alleyescentreduponhim.

           "We’redeadsafe,"heassuredthemwithalaugh."Nosaltminesthistime,Smoke.ButI’lltellyouwhatI’lllayoddsoffivetooneit’stheMacedonia."

           Nooneacceptedhisoffer,andhewenton:"Inwhichevent,I’lllaytentoonethere’stroublebreezingup."

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