Морской волк

Chapter 1

           "Ferry-boat?"Iasked.

           Henodded,thenadded,"Orhewouldn’tbekeepin’upsuchaclip."Hegaveashortchuckle."They’regettin’anxiousupthere."

           Iglancedup.Thecaptainhadthrusthisheadandshouldersoutofthepilot-house,andwasstaringintentlyintothefogasthoughbysheerforceofwillhecouldpenetrateit.Hisfacewasanxious,aswasthefaceofmycompanion,whohadstumpedovertotherailandwasgazingwithalikeintentnessinthedirectionoftheinvisibledanger.

           Theneverythinghappened,andwithinconceivablerapidity.Thefogseemedtobreakawayasthoughsplitbyawedge,andthebowofasteamboatemerged,trailingfog-wreathsoneithersidelikeseaweedonthesnoutofLeviathan.Icouldseethepilot-houseandawhite-beardedmanleaningpartlyoutofit,onhiselbows.Hewascladinablueuniform,andIremembernotinghowtrimandquiethewas.Hisquietness,underthecircumstances,wasterrible.HeacceptedDestiny,marchedhandinhandwithit,andcoollymeasuredthestroke.Asheleanedthere,heranacalmandspeculativeeyeoverus,asthoughtodeterminetheprecisepointofthecollision,andtooknonoticewhateverwhenourpilot,whitewithrage,shouted,"Nowyou’vedoneit!"

           Onlookingback,Irealizethattheremarkwastooobvioustomakerejoindernecessary.

           "Grabholdofsomethingandhangon,"thered-facedmansaidtome.Allhisblusterhadgone,andheseemedtohavecaughtthecontagionofpreternaturalcalm."Andlistentothewomenscream,"hesaidgrimlyalmostbitterly,Ithought,asthoughhehadbeenthroughtheexperiencebefore.

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