Морской волк

Chapter 5

           Youhaven’tanylawyerorbusinessagentnow,soyou’llhavetodependonyourself.Whenyougetadollar,hangontoit.Amanwholeaveshismoneylyingaround,thewayyoudid,deservestoloseit.Besides,youhavesinned.Youhavenorighttoputtemptationinthewayofyourfellow-creatures.YoutemptedCooky,andhefell.Youhaveplacedhisimmortalsoulinjeopardy.Bytheway,doyoubelieveintheimmortalsoul?"

           Hislidsliftedlazilyasheaskedthequestion,anditseemedthatthedeepswereopeningtomeandthatIwasgazingintohissoul.Butitwasanillusion.Farasitmighthaveseemed,nomanhaseverseenveryfarintoWolfLarsen’ssoul,orseenitatallofthisIamconvinced.Itwasaverylonelysoul,Iwastolearn,thatneverunmasked,thoughatraremomentsitplayedatdoingso.

           "Ireadimmortalityinyoureyes,"Ianswered,droppingthe"sir,"anexperiment,forIthoughttheintimacyoftheconversationwarrantedit.

           Hetooknonotice."Bythat,Itakeit,youseesomethingthatisalive,butthatnecessarilydoesnothavetoliveforever."

           "Ireadmorethanthat,"Icontinuedboldly.

           "Thenyoureadconsciousness.Youreadtheconsciousnessoflifethatitisalive;butstillnofurtheraway,noendlessnessoflife."

           Howclearlyhethought,andhowwellheexpressedwhathethought!Fromregardingmecuriously,heturnedhisheadandglancedoutovertheleadenseatowindward.Ableaknesscameintohiseyes,andthelinesofhismouthgrewsevereandharsh.Hewasevidentlyinapessimisticmood.

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