Морской волк

Chapter 5

           Thesethreesails,Igatheredfromtheconversation,weretobesetimmediatelyafterbreakfast.Ilearned,also,thatWolfLarsenwasanxioustomakethemostofthestorm,whichwasdrivinghimtothesouth-westintothatportionoftheseawhereheexpectedtopickupwiththenorth-easttrades.ItwasbeforethissteadywindthathehopedtomakethemajorportionoftheruntoJapan,curvingsouthintothetropicsandnorthagainasheapproachedthecoastofAsia.

           AfterbreakfastIhadanotherunenviableexperience.WhenIhadfinishedwashingthedishes,Icleanedthecabinstoveandcarriedtheashesupondecktoemptythem.WolfLarsenandHendersonwerestandingnearthewheel,deepinconversation.Thesailor,Johnson,wassteering.AsIstartedtowardtheweathersideIsawhimmakeasuddenmotionwithhishead,whichImistookforatokenofrecognitionandgood-morning.Inreality,hewasattemptingtowarnmetothrowmyashesovertheleeside.Unconsciousofmyblunder,IpassedbyWolfLarsenandthehunterandflungtheashesoverthesidetowindward.Thewinddrovethemback,andnotonlyoverme,butoverHendersonandWolfLarsen.Thenextinstantthelatterkickedme,violently,asacuriskicked.Ihadnotrealizedtherecouldbesomuchpaininakick.Ireeledawayfromhimandleanedagainstthecabininahalf-faintingcondition.Everythingwasswimmingbeforemyeyes,andIturnedsick.Thenauseaoverpoweredme,andImanagedtocrawltothesideofthevessel.ButWolfLarsendidnotfollowmeup.

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