Морской волк

Chapter 25

           Againtherewasapuffofsmokeandaloudreport,thistimethecannon-ballstrikingnotmorethantwentyfeetasternandglancingtwicefromseatoseatowindwardereitsank.

           Buttherewasnorifle-firingforthereasonthatalltheirhunterswereoutintheboatsorourprisoners.Whenthetwovesselswerehalf-a-mileapart,athirdshotmadeanotherholeinourmainsail.Thenweenteredthefog.Itwasaboutus,veilingandhidingusinitsdensewetgauze.

           Thesuddentransitionwasstartling.Themomentbeforewehadbeenleapingthroughthesunshine,theclearskyaboveus,theseabreakingandrollingwidetothehorizon,andaship,vomitingsmokeandfireandironmissiles,rushingmadlyuponus.Andatonce,asinaninstant’sleap,thesunwasblottedout,therewasnosky,evenourmastheadswerelosttoview,andourhorizonwassuchastear-blindedeyesmaysee.Thegreymistdrovebyuslikearain.Everywoollenfilamentofourgarments,everyhairofourheadsandfaces,wasjewelledwithacrystalglobule.Theshroudswerewetwithmoisture;itdrippedfromourriggingoverhead;andontheundersideofourboomsdropsofwatertookshapeinlongswayinglines,whichweredetachedandflungtothedeckinmimicshowersateachsurgeoftheschooner.Iwasawareofapent,stifledfeeling.Asthesoundsoftheshipthrustingherselfthroughthewaveswerehurledbackuponusbythefog,sowereone’sthoughts.Themindrecoiledfromcontemplationofaworldbeyondthiswetveilwhichwrappedusaround.

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