Морской волк

Chapter 37

           Yes,andI’vehadwarningsofthisforthelastthreedays;byspells,myrightsideseemedgoingtosleep,sometimesarmorhand,sometimeslegorfoot."

           "Somysmileiscrooked?"hequeriedashortwhileafter."Well,considerhenceforththatIsmileinternally,withmysoul,ifyouplease,mysoul.ConsiderthatIamsmilingnow."

           Andforthespaceofseveralminuteshelaythere,quiet,indulginghisgrotesquefancy.

           Themanofhimwasnotchanged.Itwastheold,indomitable,terribleWolfLarsen,imprisonedsomewherewithinthatfleshwhichhadoncebeensoinvincibleandsplendid.Nowitboundhimwithinsentientfetters,wallinghissoulindarknessandsilence,blockingitfromtheworldwhichtohimhadbeenariotofaction.Nomorewouldheconjugatetheverb"todoineverymoodandtense.""Tobe"wasallthatremainedtohimtobe,ashehaddefineddeath,withoutmovement;towill,butnottoexecute;tothinkandreasonandinthespiritofhimtobeasaliveasever,butinthefleshtobedead,quitedead.

           Andyet,thoughIevenremovedthehandcuffs,wecouldnotadjustourselvestohiscondition.Ourmindsrevolted.Toushewasfullofpotentiality.Weknewnotwhattoexpectofhimnext,whatfearfulthing,risingabovetheflesh,hemightbreakoutanddo.Ourexperiencewarrantedthisstateofmind,andwewentaboutourworkwithanxietyalwaysuponus.

           Ihadsolvedtheproblemwhichhadarisenthroughtheshortnessoftheshears.

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