Морской волк

Chapter 36

           Attheendofanhourthesingleanddoubleblockscametogetheratthetopoftheshears.Icouldhoistnomore.Andyetthemastwasnotswungentirelyinboard.Thebuttrestedagainsttheoutsideoftheportrail,whilethetopofthemastoverhungthewaterfarbeyondthestarboardrail.Myshearsweretooshort.Allmyworkhadbeenfornothing.ButInolongerdespairedintheoldway.Iwasacquiringmoreconfidenceinmyselfandmoreconfidenceinthepossibilitiesofwindlasses,shears,andhoistingtackles.Therewasawayinwhichitcouldbedone,anditremainedformetofindthatway.

           WhileIwasconsideringtheproblem,WolfLarsencameondeck.Wenoticedsomethingstrangeabouthimatonce.Theindecisiveness,orfeebleness,ofhismovementswasmorepronounced.Hiswalkwasactuallytotteryashecamedowntheportsideofthecabin.Atthebreakofthepoophereeled,raisedonehandtohiseyeswiththefamiliarbrushinggesture,andfelldownthestepsstillonhisfeettothemaindeck,acrosswhichhestaggered,fallingandflingingouthisarmsforsupport.Heregainedhisbalancebythesteeragecompanion-wayandstoodtheredizzilyforaspace,whenhesuddenlycrumpledupandcollapsed,hislegsbendingunderhimashesanktothedeck.

           "Oneofhisattacks,"IwhisperedtoMaud.

           Shenoddedherhead;andIcouldseesympathywarmineyes.

           Wewentuptohim,butheseemedunconscious,breathingspasmodically.Shetookchargeofhim,liftinghisheadtokeepthebloodoutofitanddespatchingmetothecabinforapillow.

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