Морской волк

Chapter 37

           BythelightofthelanternIsawthebutttwistslowlyaroundtillitssidescoincidedwiththesidesofthestep.Maudmadefastandreturnedtothewindlass.Slowlythebuttdescendedtheseveralinterveninginches,atthesametimeslightlytwistingagain.AgainMaudrectifiedthetwistwiththewatch-tackle,andagainsheloweredawayfromthewindlass.Squarefittedintosquare.Themastwasstepped.

           Iraisedashout,andsherandowntosee.Intheyellowlanternlightwepeeredatwhatwehadaccomplished.Welookedateachother,andourhandsfelttheirwayandclasped.Theeyesofbothofus,Ithink,weremoistwiththejoyofsuccess.

           "Itwasdonesoeasilyafterall,"Iremarked."Alltheworkwasinthepreparation."

           "Andallthewonderinthecompletion,"Maudadded."Icanscarcelybringmyselftorealizethatthatgreatmastisreallyupandin;thatyouhavelifteditfromthewater,swungitthroughtheair,anddepositeditherewhereitbelongs.ItisaTitan’stask."

           "Andtheymadethemselvesmanyinventions,"Ibeganmerrily,thenpausedtosnifftheair.

           Ilookedhastilyatthelantern.Itwasnotsmoking.AgainIsniffed.

           "Somethingisburning,"Maudsaid,withsuddenconviction.

           Wesprangtogetherfortheladder,butIracedpasthertothedeck.Adensevolumeofsmokewaspouringoutofthesteeragecompanion-way.

           "TheWolfisnotyetdead,"ImutteredtomyselfasIsprangdownthroughthesmoke.

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