Морской волк

Chapter 25

           ThenWolfLarsencamealoneondeck.Therewasaslightflushunderhisbronze,butotherwiseheborenosignsofthebattle.

           "Sendthosetwomenaft,Mr.VanWeyden,"hesaid.

           Iobeyed,andaminuteortwolatertheystoodbeforehim."Hoistinyourboat,"hesaidtothem."Yourhunter’sdecidedtostayaboardawhileanddoesn’twantitpoundingalongside."

           "Hoistinyourboat,Isaid,"herepeated,thistimeinsharpertonesastheyhesitatedtodohisbidding.

           "Whoknows?youmayhavetosailwithmeforatime,"hesaid,quitesoftly,withasilkenthreatthatbeliedthesoftness,astheymovedslowlytocomply,"andwemightaswellstartwithafriendlyunderstanding.Livelynow!DeathLarsenmakesyoujumpbetterthanthat,andyouknowit!"

           Theirmovementsperceptiblyquickenedunderhiscoaching,andastheboatswunginboardIwassentforwardtoletgothejibs.WolfLarsen,atthewheel,directedtheGhostaftertheMacedonia’ssecondweatherboat.

           Underway,andwithnothingforthetimebeingtodo,Iturnedmyattentiontothesituationoftheboats.TheMacedonia’sthirdweatherboatwasbeingattackedbytwoofours,thefourthbyourremainingthree;andthefifth,turnabout,wastakingahandinthedefenceofitsnearestmate.Thefighthadopenedatlongdistance,andtherifleswerecrackingsteadily.Aquick,snappyseawasbeingkickedupbythewind,aconditionwhichpreventedfineshooting;andnowandagain,aswedrewcloser,wecouldseethebulletszip-zippingfromwavetowave.

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