Морской волк

Chapter 6

           IhavemadetheacquaintanceofanotheroneofthecrewLouisheiscalled,arotundandjovial-facedNovaScotiaIrishman,andaverysociablefellow,pronetotalkaslongashecanfindalistener.Intheafternoon,whilethecookwasbelowasleepandIwaspeelingtheeverlastingpotatoes,Louisdroppedintothegalleyfora"yarn."Hisexcuseforbeingaboardwasthathewasdrunkwhenhesigned.Heassuredmeagainandagainthatitwasthelastthingintheworldhewoulddreamofdoinginasobermoment.Itseemsthathehasbeenseal-huntingregularlyeachseasonforadozenyears,andisaccountedoneofthetwoorthreeverybestboat-steerersinbothfleets.

           "Ah,myboy,"heshookhisheadominouslyatme,"’tistheworstschooneryecouldivselected,norwereyedrunkatthetimeaswasI.’Tissealin’isthesailor’sparadiseonothershipsthanthis.Thematewasthefirst,butmarkmewords,there’llbemoredeadmenbeforethetripisdonewith.Hist,now,betweenyouan’meselfandthestanchionthere,thisWolfLarsenisaregulardevil,an’theGhost’llbeahell-shiplikeshe’salwaysbensincehehadholdivher.Don’tIknow?Don’tIknow?Don’tIrememberhiminHakodatetwoyearsgone,whenhehadarowan’shotfourivhismen?Wasn’tIa-layin’ontheEmmaL.,notthreehundredyardsaway?An’therewasamanthesameyearhekilledwithablowivhisfist.Yes,sir,killed’imdead-oh.Hisheadmustivsmashedlikeaneggshell.

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