Морской волк

Chapter 29

           Iboiledthewater,butitwasMaudwhomadethecoffee.Andhowgooditwas!Mycontributionwascannedbeeffriedwithcrumbledsea-biscuitandwater.Thebreakfastwasasuccess,andwesataboutthefiremuchlongerthanenterprisingexplorersshouldhavedone,sippingthehotblackcoffeeandtalkingoveroursituation.

           Iwasconfidentthatweshouldfindastationinsomeoneofthecoves,forIknewthattherookeriesofBeringSeawerethusguarded;butMaudadvancedthetheorytopreparemefordisappointment,Idobelieve,ifdisappointmentweretocomethatwehaddiscoveredanunknownrookery.Shewasinverygoodspirits,however,andmadequitemerryinacceptingourplightasagraveone.

           "Ifyouareright,"Isaid,"thenwemustpreparetowinterhere.Ourfoodwillnotlast,buttherearetheseals.Theygoawayinthefall,soImustsoonbegintolayinasupplyofmeat.Thentherewillbehutstobuildanddriftwoodtogather.Alsoweshalltryoutsealfatforlightingpurposes.Altogether,we’llhaveourhandsfullifwefindtheislanduninhabited.Whichweshallnot,Iknow."

           Butshewasright.Wesailedwithabeamwindalongtheshore,searchingthecoveswithourglassesandlandingoccasionally,withoutfindingasignofhumanlife.YetwelearnedthatwewerenotthefirstwhohadlandedonEndeavourIsland.

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