Морской волк

Chapter 33

           Heshovedtheslidepartwaybackandrestedhisarmsonit,hisbodystillinthecompanion-way.Hisattitudewasofonelookingforwardthelengthoftheschooner,orstaring,rather,forhiseyeswerefixedandunblinking.Iwasonlyfivefeetawayanddirectlyinwhatshouldhavebeenhislineofvision.Itwasuncanny.Ifeltmyselfaghost,whatofmyinvisibility.Iwavedmyhandbackandforth,ofcoursewithouteffect;butwhenthemovingshadowfellacrosshisfaceIsawatoncethathewassusceptibletotheimpression.Hisfacebecamemoreexpectantandtenseashetriedtoanalyzeandidentifytheimpression.Heknewthathehadrespondedtosomethingfromwithout,thathissensibilityhadbeentouchedbyachangingsomethinginhisenvironment;butwhatitwashecouldnotdiscover.Iceasedwavingmyhand,sothattheshadowremainedstationary.Heslowlymovedhisheadbackandforthunderitandturnedfromsidetoside,nowinthesunshine,nowintheshade,feelingtheshadow,asitwere,testingitbysensation.

           I,too,wasbusy,tryingtoreasonouthowhewasawareoftheexistenceofsointangibleathingasashadow.Ifitwerehiseyeballsonlythatwereaffected,orifhisopticnervewerenotwhollydestroyed,theexplanationwassimple.Ifotherwise,thentheonlyconclusionIcouldreachwasthatthesensitiveskinrecognizedthedifferenceoftemperaturebetweenshadeandsunshine.Or,perhapswhocantell?itwasthatfabledsixthsensewhichconveyedtohimtheloomandfeelofanobjectcloseathand

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