Морской волк

Chapter 26

           Istruckthedoorofthestate-roomwhichhadformerlybeenMugridge’s,splinteringandsmashingthepanelswiththeimpactofmybody.Istruggledtomyfeet,withdifficultydraggingmyselfclearofthewreckeddoor,unawareofanyhurtwhatever.Iwasconsciousonlyofanovermasteringrage.IthinkI,too,criedaloud,asIdrewtheknifeatmyhipandsprangforwardasecondtime.

           Butsomethinghadhappened.Theywerereelingapart.Iwascloseuponhim,myknifeuplifted,butIwithheldtheblow.Iwaspuzzledbythestrangenessofit.Maudwasleaningagainstthewall,onehandoutforsupport;buthewasstaggering,hislefthandpressedagainsthisforeheadandcoveringhiseyes,andwiththerighthewasgropingabouthiminadazedsortofway.Itstruckagainstthewall,andhisbodyseemedtoexpressamuscularandphysicalreliefatthecontact,asthoughhehadfoundhisbearings,hislocationinspaceaswellassomethingagainstwhichtolean.

           ThenIsawredagain.Allmywrongsandhumiliationsflasheduponmewithadazzlingbrightness,allthatIhadsufferedandothershadsufferedathishands,alltheenormityoftheman’sveryexistence.Ispranguponhim,blindly,insanely,anddrovetheknifeintohisshoulder.Iknew,then,thatitwasnomorethanafleshwoundIhadfeltthesteelgrateonhisshoulder-bladeandIraisedtheknifetostrikeatamorevitalpart.

           ButMaudhadseenmyfirstblow,andshecried,"Don’t!Pleasedon’t!"

           Idroppedmyarmforamoment,andamomentonly.

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