Морской волк

Chapter 27

           ForIhadbeenelevatinghertoohighlyinmyconceptsofher,removinghertoofarfromtheplaneofthehuman,andtoofarfromme.Ihadbeenmakingofheracreaturegoddess-likeandunapproachable.SoIhailedwithdelightthelittletraitsthatproclaimedheronlywomanafterall,suchasthetossoftheheadwhichflungbackthecloudofhair,andthesearchforthepin.Shewaswoman,mykind,onmyplane,andthedelightfulintimacyofkind,ofmanandwoman,waspossible,aswellasthereverenceandaweinwhichIknewIshouldalwaysholdher.

           Shefoundthepinwithanadorablelittlecry,andIturnedmyattentionmorefullytomysteering.Iproceededtoexperiment,lashingandwedgingthesteering-oaruntiltheboatheldonfairlywellbythewindwithoutmyassistance.Occasionallyitcameuptooclose,orfellofftoofreely;butitalwaysrecovereditselfandinthemainbehavedsatisfactorily.

           "Andnowweshallhavebreakfast,"Isaid."Butfirstyoumustbemorewarmlyclad."

           Igotoutaheavyshirt,newfromtheslop-chestandmadefromblanketgoods.Iknewthekind,sothickandsocloseoftexturethatitcouldresisttherainandnotbesoakedthroughafterhoursofwetting.Whenshehadslippedthisonoverherhead,Iexchangedtheboy’scapsheworeforaman’scap,largeenoughtocoverherhair,and,whentheflapwasturneddown,tocompletelycoverherneckandears.Theeffectwascharming.Herfacewasofthesortthatcannotbutlookwellunderallcircumstances.

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