Морской волк

Chapter 4

           TwothingsIhadacquiredbymyaccident:aninjuredknee-capthatwentundressedandfromwhichIsufferedforwearymonths,andthenameof"Hump,"whichWolfLarsenhadcalledmefromthepoop.Thereafter,foreandaft,Iwasknownbynoothername,untilthetermbecameapartofmythought-processesandIidentifieditwithmyself,thoughtofmyselfasHump,asthoughHumpwereIandhadalwaysbeenI.

           Itwasnoeasytask,waitingonthecabintable,wheresatWolfLarsen,Johansen,andthesixhunters.Thecabinwassmall,tobeginwith,andtomovearound,asIwascompelledto,wasnotmadeeasierbytheschooner’sviolentpitchingandwallowing.ButwhatstruckmemostforciblywasthetotallackofsympathyonthepartofthemenwhomIserved.Icouldfeelmykneethroughmyclothes,swelling,andswelling,andIwassickandfaintfromthepainofit.Icouldcatchglimpsesofmyface,whiteandghastly,distortedwithpain,inthecabinmirror.Allthemenmusthaveseenmycondition,butnotonespokeortooknoticeofme,tillIwasalmostgratefultoWolfLarsen,lateron(Iwaswashingthedishes),whenhesaid:

           "Don’tletalittlethinglikethatbotheryou.You’llgetusedtosuchthingsintime.Itmaycrippleyousome,butallthesameyou’llbelearningtowalk.

           "That’swhatyoucallaparadox,isn’tit?"headded.

           HeseemedpleasedwhenInoddedmyheadwiththecustomary"Yes,sir."

           "Isupposeyouknowabitaboutliterarythings?Eh?Good.I’llhavesometalkswithyousometime."

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