Морской волк

Chapter 39

           Ididnotknowit,butIhadslepttheclockaroundanditwasnightagain.

           OncemoreIwoke,troubledbecauseIcouldsleepnobetter.Istruckamatchandlookedatmywatch.Itmarkedmidnight.AndIhadnotleftthedeckuntilthree!IshouldhavebeenpuzzledhadInotguessedthesolution.NowonderIwassleepingbrokenly.Ihadslepttwenty-onehours.IlistenedforawhiletothebehaviouroftheGhost,tothepoundingoftheseasandthemuffledroarofthewindondeck,andthenturnedoveronmyrideandsleptpeacefullyuntilmorning.

           WhenIaroseatsevenIsawnosignofMaudandconcludedshewasinthegalleypreparingbreakfast.OndeckIfoundtheGhostdoingsplendidlyunderherpatchofcanvas.Butinthegalley,thoughafirewasburningandwaterboiling,IfoundnoMaud.

           Idiscoveredherinthesteerage,byWolfLarsen’sbunk.Ilookedathim,themanwhohadbeenhurleddownfromthetopmostpitchoflifetobeburiedaliveandbeworsethandead.Thereseemedarelaxationofhisexpressionlessfacewhichwasnew.MaudlookedatmeandIunderstood.

           "Hislifeflickeredoutinthestorm,"Isaid.

           "Buthestilllives,"sheanswered,infinitefaithinhervoice.

           "Hehadtoogreatstrength."

           "Yes,"shesaid,"butnowitnolongershackleshim.Heisafreespirit."

           "Heisafreespiritsurely,"Ianswered;and,takingherhand,Iledherondeck.

           Thestormbrokethatnight,whichistosaythatitdiminishedasslowlyasithadarisen.

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