Морской волк

Chapter 4

           Andthen,takingnofurtheraccountofme,heturnedhisbackandwentupondeck.

           Thatnight,whenIhadfinishedanendlessamountofwork,Iwassenttosleepinthesteerage,whereImadeupasparebunk.Iwasgladtogetoutofthedetestablepresenceofthecookandtobeoffmyfeet.Tomysurprise,myclotheshaddriedonmeandthereseemednoindicationsofcatchingcold,eitherfromthelastsoakingorfromtheprolongedsoakingfromthefounderingoftheMartinez.Underordinarycircumstances,afterallthatIhadundergone,Ishouldhavebeenfitforbedandatrainednurse.

           Butmykneewasbotheringmeterribly.AswellasIcouldmakeout,thekneecapseemedturneduponedgeinthemidstoftheswelling.AsIsatinmybunkexaminingit(thesixhunterswereallinthesteerage,smokingandtalkinginloudvoices),Hendersontookapassingglanceatit.

           "Looksnasty,"hecommented."Tiearagaroundit,andit’llbeallright."

           Thatwasall;andonthelandIwouldhavebeenlyingonthebroadofmyback,withasurgeonattendingonme,andwithstrictinjunctionstodonothingbutrest.ButImustdothesemenjustice.Callousastheyweretomysuffering,theywereequallycalloustotheirownwhenanythingbefellthem.Andthiswasdue,Ibelieve,first,tohabit;andsecond,tothefactthattheywerelesssensitivelyorganized.Ireallybelievethatafinely-organized,high-strungmanwouldsuffertwiceandthriceasmuchastheyfromalikeinjury.

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