Морской волк

Chapter 27

           "Thenwe’lllearntogether,sir.Andsinceyou’vehadanight’sstartyoushallteachmewhatyouhavelearned.Andnow,breakfast.My!thisairdoesgiveoneanappetite!"

           "Nocoffee,"Isaidregretfully,passingherbutteredsea-biscuitsandasliceofcannedtongue."Andtherewillbenotea,nosoups,nothinghot,tillwehavemadelandsomewhere,somehow."

           Afterthesimplebreakfast,cappedwithacupofcoldwater,Maudtookherlessoninsteering.InteachingherIlearnedquiteadealmyself,thoughIwasapplyingtheknowledgealreadyacquiredbysailingtheGhostandbywatchingtheboat-steererssailthesmallboats.Shewasanaptpupil,andsoonlearnedtokeepthecourse,toluffinthepuffsandtocastoffthesheetinanemergency.

           Havinggrowntired,apparently,ofthetask,sherelinquishedtheoartome.Ihadfoldeduptheblankets,butshenowproceededtospreadthemoutonthebottom.Whenallwasarrangedsnugly,shesaid:

           "Now,sir,tobed.Andyoushallsleepuntilluncheon.Tilldinner-time,"shecorrected,rememberingthearrangementontheGhost.

           WhatcouldIdo?Sheinsisted,andsaid,"Please,please,"whereuponIturnedtheoarovertoherandobeyed.IexperiencedapositivesensuousdelightasIcrawledintothebedshehadmadewithherhands.

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