Морской волк

Chapter 32

           ThenIbethoughtmeofthegreatyachtsman’sknifehealwayscarried,andIcametohimandspoketohim,firstsoftly,thenloudly.Hedidnotmove.Ibentoverandtookitfromhispocket.Ibreathedmorefreely.Hehadnoarmswithwhichtoattackmefromadistance;whileI,armed,couldalwaysforestallhimshouldheattempttograpplemewithhisterriblegorillaarms.

           Fillingacoffee-potandfrying-panwithpartofmyplunder,andtakingsomechinawarefromthecabinpantry,IleftWolfLarsenlyinginthesunandwentashore.

           Maudwasstillasleep.Iblewuptheembers(wehadnotyetarrangedawinterkitchen),andquitefeverishlycookedthebreakfast.Towardtheend,Iheardhermovingaboutwithinthehut,makinghertoilet.Justasallwasreadyandthecoffeepoured,thedooropenedandshecameforth.

           "It’snotfairofyou,"washergreeting."Youareusurpingoneofmyprerogatives.YouknowyouIagreedthatthecookingshouldbemine,and"

           "Butjustthisonce,"Ipleaded.

           "Ifyoupromisenottodoitagain,"shesmiled."Unless,ofcourse,youhavegrowntiredofmypoorefforts."

           Tomydelightsheneveroncelookedtowardthebeach,andImaintainedthebanterwithsuchsuccessallunconsciouslyshesippedcoffeefromthechinacup,atefriedevaporatedpotatoes,andspreadmarmaladeonherbiscuit.Butitcouldnotlast.Isawthesurprisethatcameoverher.Shehaddiscoveredthechinaplatefromwhichshewaseating.Shelookedoverthebreakfast,notingdetailafterdetail

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