Морской волк

Chapter 34

           "WolfLarsen,"Isaidsternly,forthefirsttimeaddressinghimbythishismostfamiliarname,"Iamunabletoshootahelpless,unresistingman.Youhaveprovedthattomysatisfactionaswellasyours.ButIwarnyounow,andnotsomuchforyourowngoodasformine,thatIshallshootyouthemomentyouattemptahostileact.Icanshootyounow,asIstandhere;andifyouaresominded,justgoaheadandtrytoclaponthehatch."

           "Nevertheless,Iforbidyou,Idistinctlyforbidyourtamperingwithmyship."

           "But,man!"Iexpostulated,"youadvancethefactthatitisyourshipasthoughitwereamoralright.Youhaveneverconsideredmoralrightsinyourdealingswithothers.YousurelydonotdreamthatI’llconsiderthemindealingwithyou?"

           IhadsteppedunderneaththeopenhatchwaysothatIcouldseehim.Thelackofexpressiononhisface,sodifferentfromwhenIhadwatchedhimunseen,wasenhancedbytheunblinking,staringeyes.Itwasnotapleasantfacetolookupon.

           "Andnonesopoor,notevenHump,todohimreverence,"hesneered.

           Thesneerwaswhollyinhisvoice.Hisfaceremainedexpressionlessasever.

           "Howdoyoudo,MissBrewster,"hesaidsuddenly,afterapause.

           Istarted.Shehadmadenonoisewhatever,hadnotevenmoved.Coulditbethatsomeglimmerofvisionremainedtohim?orthathisvisionwascomingback?

           "Howdoyoudo,CaptainLarsen,"sheanswered."Pray,howdidyouknowIwashere?"

           "Heardyoubreathing,ofcourse

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