Морской волк

Chapter 32

           Then,asthemomentswentby,itcametomethatthesituationwasanalogoustotheoneinwhichIhadapproachedthelong-manedbull,myintentionofclubbingobscuredbyfearuntilitbecameadesiretomakehimrun.SoitwasatlastimpresseduponmethatIwasthere,nottohaveWolfLarsentaketheinitiative,buttotakeitmyself.

           Icockedbothbarrelsandlevelledtheshot-gunathim.Hadhemoved,attemptedtodropdownthecompanion-way,IknowIwouldhaveshothim.Buthestoodmotionlessandstaringasbefore.AndasIfacedhim,withlevelledgunshakinginmyhands,Ihadtimetonotethewornandhaggardappearanceofhisface.Itwasasifsomestronganxietyhadwastedit.Thecheeksweresunken,andtherewasawearied,puckeredexpressiononthebrow.Anditseemedtomethathiseyeswerestrange,notonlytheexpression,butthephysicalseeming,asthoughtheopticnervesandsupportingmuscleshadsufferedstrainandslightlytwistedtheeyeballs.

           AllthisIsaw,andmybrainnowworkingrapidly,Ithoughtathousandthoughts;andyetIcouldnotpullthetriggers.Iloweredthegunandsteppedtothecornerofthecabin,primarilytorelievethetensiononmynervesandtomakeanewstart,andincidentallytobecloser.AgainIraisedthegun.Hewasalmostatarm’slength.Therewasnohopeforhim.Iwasresolved.Therewasnopossiblechanceofmissinghim,nomatterhowpoormymarksmanship.AndyetIwrestledwithmyselfandcouldnotpullthetriggers.

           "Well?"hedemandedimpatiently.

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