Морской волк

Chapter 29

           "Coffee!"Icried."Whatdoyousaytoacupofcoffee?hotcoffee?pipinghot?"

           "My!"shemurmured,"youstartledme,andyouarecruel.HereIhavebeencomposingmysoultodowithoutit,andhereyouarevexingmewithyourvainsuggestions."

           "Watchme,"Isaid.

           FromundercleftsamongtherocksIgatheredafewdrysticksandchips.TheseIwhittledintoshavingsorsplitintokindling.Frommynote-bookItoreoutapage,andfromtheammunitionboxtookashot-gunshell.Removingthewadsfromthelatterwithmyknife,Iemptiedthepowderonaflatrock.NextIpriedtheprimer,orcap,fromtheshell,andlaiditontherock,inthemidstofthescatteredpowder.Allwasready.Maudstillwatchedfromthetent.Holdingthepaperinmylefthand,Ismasheddownuponthecapwitharockheldinmyright.Therewasapuffofwhitesmoke,aburstofflame,andtheroughedgeofthepaperwasalight.

           Maudclappedherhandsgleefully."Prometheus!"shecried.

           ButIwastoooccupiedtoacknowledgeherdelight.Thefeebleflamemustbecherishedtenderlyifitweretogatherstrengthandlive.Ifedit,shavingbyshaving,andsliverbysliver,tillatlastitwassnappingandcracklingasitlaidholdofthesmallerchipsandsticks.Tobecastawayonanislandhadnotenteredintomycalculations,sowewerewithoutakettleorcookingutensilsofanysort;butImadeshiftwiththetinusedforbailingtheboat,andlater,asweconsumedoursupplyofcannedgoods,weaccumulatedquiteanimposingarrayofcookingvessels.

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