Морской волк

Chapter 29

           Highuponthebeachofthesecondcovefromours,wediscoveredthesplinteredwreckofaboatasealer’sboat,fortherowlockswereboundinsennit,agun-rackwasonthestarboardsideofthebow,andinwhiteletterswasfaintlyvisibleGazelleNo.2.Theboathadlainthereforalongtime,foritwashalffilledwithsand,andthesplinteredwoodhadthatweather-wornappearanceduetolongexposuretotheelements.Inthestern-sheetsIfoundarustyten-gaugeshot-gunandasailor’ssheath-knifebrokenshortacrossandsorustedastobealmostunrecognizable.

           "Theygotaway,"Isaidcheerfully;butIfeltasinkingattheheartandseemedtodivinethepresenceofbleachedbonessomewhereonthatbeach.

           IdidnotwishMaud’sspiritstobedampenedbysuchafind,soIturnedseawardagainwithourboatandskirtedthenorth-easternpointoftheisland.Therewerenobeachesonthesouthernshore,andbyearlyafternoonweroundedtheblackpromontoryandcompletedthecircumnavigationoftheisland.Iestimateditscircumferenceattwenty-fivemiles,itswidthasvaryingfromtwotofivemiles;whilemymostconservativecalculationplacedonitsbeachestwohundredthousandseals.Theislandwashighestatitsextremesouth-westernpoint,theheadlandsandbackbonediminishingregularlyuntilthenorth-easternportionwasonlyafewfeetabovethesea.

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