Морской волк

Chapter 37

           Byhandpressures,afterthat,heansweredourquestions,andwhenhewishedtospeakhescrawledhisthoughtswithhislefthand,quitelegibly,onasheetofpaper.

           Thefiercewinterhadnowdescendeduponus.Galefollowedgale,withsnowandsleetandrain.Thesealshadstartedontheirgreatsouthernmigration,andtherookerywaspracticallydeserted.Iworkedfeverishly.Inspiteofthebadweather,andofthewindwhichespeciallyhinderedme,Iwasondeckfromdaylighttilldarkandmakingsubstantialprogress.

           Iprofitedbymylessonlearnedthroughraisingtheshearsandthenclimbingthemtoattachtheguys.Tothetopoftheforemast,whichwasjustliftedconvenientlyfromthedeck,Iattachedtherigging,staysandthroatandpeakhalyards.Asusual,Ihadunderratedtheamountofworkinvolvedinthisportionofthetask,andtwolongdayswerenecessarytocompleteit.Andtherewassomuchyettobedonethesails,forinstance,whichpracticallyhadtobemadeover.

           WhileItoiledatriggingtheforemast,Maudsewedoncanvas,readyalwaystodropeverythingandcometomyassistancewhenmorehandsthantwowererequired.Thecanvaswasheavyandhard,andshesewedwiththeregularsailor’spalmandthree-corneredsail-needle.Herhandsweresoonsadlyblistered,butshestruggledbravelyon,andinadditiondoingthecookingandtakingcareofthesickman.

           "Afigforsuperstition,"IsaidonFridaymorning."Thatmastgoesinto-day."

           Everythingwasreadyfortheattempt.

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