Морской волк

Chapter 5

           Itwaspatentthatthisterriblemanwasnoignorantclod,suchasonewouldinevitablysupposehimtobefromhisexhibitionsofbrutality.Atoncehebecameanenigma.Onesideortheotherofhisnaturewasperfectlycomprehensible;butbothsidestogetherwerebewildering.Ihadalreadyremarkedthathislanguagewasexcellent,marredwithanoccasionalslightinaccuracy.Ofcourse,incommonspeechwiththesailorsandhunters,itsometimesfairlybristledwitherrors,whichwasduetothevernacularitself;butinthefewwordshehadheldwithmeithadbeenclearandcorrect.

           ThisglimpseIhadcaughtofhisothersidemusthaveemboldenedme,forIresolvedtospeaktohimaboutthemoneyIhadlost.

           "Ihavebeenrobbed,"Isaidtohim,alittlelater,whenIfoundhimpacingupanddownthepoopalone.

           "Sir,"hecorrected,notharshly,butsternly.

           "Ihavebeenrobbed,sir,"Iamended.

           "Howdidithappen?"heasked.

           ThenItoldhimthewholecircumstance,howmyclotheshadbeenlefttodryinthegalley,andhow,later,IwasnearlybeatenbythecookwhenImentionedthematter.

           Hesmiledatmyrecital."Pickings,"heconcluded;"Cooky’spickings.Anddon’tyouthinkyourmiserablelifeworththeprice?Besides,consideritalesson.You’lllearnintimehowtotakecareofyourmoneyforyourself.Isuppose,uptonow,yourlawyerhasdoneitforyou,oryourbusinessagent."

           Icouldfeelthequietsneerthroughhiswords,butdemanded,"HowcanIgetitbackagain?"

           "That’syourlook-out.

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