Морской волк

Chapter 25

           "Iguessthat’llfixthem,"WolfLarsensaid,risingtohisfeet."Icouldn’taffordtoletthehunterhaveit,andthereisachancetheboat-pullerdoesn’tknowhowtosteer.Inwhichcase,thehuntercannotsteerandshootatthesametime."

           Hisreasoningwasjustified,fortheboatrushedatonceintothewindandthehuntersprangafttotaketheboat-steerer’splace.Therewasnomoreshooting,thoughtherifleswerestillcrackingmerrilyfromtheotherboats.

           Thehunterhadmanagedtogettheboatbeforethewindagain,butwerandownuponit,goingatleasttwofeettoitsone.Ahundredyardsaway,Isawtheboat-pullerpassarifletothehunter.WolfLarsenwentamidshipsandtookthecoilofthethroat-halyardsfromitspin.Thenhepeeredovertherailwithlevelledrifle.TwiceIsawthehunterletgothesteering-oarwithonehand,reachforhisrifle,andhesitate.Wewerenowalongsideandfoamingpast.

           "Here,you!"WolfLarsencriedsuddenlytotheboat-puller."Takeaturn!"

           Atthesametimeheflungthecoilofrope.Itstruckfairly,nearlyknockingthemanover,buthedidnotobey.Instead,helookedtohishunterfororders.Thehunter,inturn,wasinaquandary.Hisriflewasbetweenhisknees,butifheletgothesteering-oarinordertoshoot,theboatwouldsweeparoundandcollidewiththeschooner.AlsohesawWolfLarsen’sriflebearinguponhimandknewhewouldbeshoterehecouldgethisrifleintoplay.

           "Takeaturn,"hesaidquietlytotheman.

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