Морской волк

Chapter 3

           "Ihaveanincome,"Iansweredstoutly,andcouldhavebittenmytonguethenextinstant."Allofwhich,youwillpardonmyobserving,hasnothingwhatsoevertodowithwhatIwishtoseeyouabout."

           Buthedisregardedmyprotest.

           "Whoearnedit?Eh?Ithoughtso.Yourfather.Youstandondeadmen’slegs.You’veneverhadanyofyourown.Youcouldn’twalkalonebetweentwosunrisesandhustlethemeatforyourbellyforthreemeals.Letmeseeyourhand."

           Histremendous,dormantstrengthmusthavestirred,swiftlyandaccurately,orImusthavesleptamoment,forbeforeIknewithehadsteppedtwopacesforward,grippedmyrighthandinhis,andhelditupforinspection.Itriedtowithdrawit,buthisfingerstightened,withoutvisibleeffort,tillIthoughtminewouldbecrushed.Itishardtomaintainone’sdignityundersuchcircumstances.Icouldnotsquirmorstrugglelikeaschoolboy.NorcouldIattacksuchacreaturewhohadbuttotwistmyarmtobreakit.Nothingremainedbuttostandstillandaccepttheindignity.Ihadtimetonoticethatthepocketsofthedeadmanhadbeenemptiedonthedeck,andthathisbodyandhisgrinhadbeenwrappedfromviewincanvas,thefoldsofwhichthesailor,Johansen,wassewingtogetherwithcoarsewhitetwine,shovingtheneedlethroughwithaleathercontrivancefittedonthepalmofhishand.

           WolfLarsendroppedmyhandwithaflirtofdisdain.

           "Deadmen’shandshavekeptitsoft.Goodforlittleelsethandish-washingandscullionwork."

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