Морской волк

Chapter 6

           An’didn’ttheyhavewordsoraructionofsomekind?for’twastheotherfellowSmokesentupinthebucketstothetopofthemine;an’apieceatatimehewentup,alegto-day,an’to-morrowanarm,thenextdaythehead,an’soon."

           "Butyoucan’tmeanit!"Icriedout,overcomewiththehorrorofit.

           "Meanwhat!"hedemanded,quickasaflash."’Tisnothin’I’vesaid.DeefIam,anddumb,asyeshouldbeforthesakeivyourmother;an’neveroncehaveIopenedmelipsbuttosayfinethingsivtheman’him,Godcursehissoul,an’mayherotinpurgatorytenthousandyears,andthengodowntothelastan’deepesthellivall!"

           Johnson,themanwhohadchafedmerawwhenIfirstcameaboard,seemedtheleastequivocalofthemenforwardoraft.Infact,therewasnothingequivocalabouthim.Onewasstruckatoncebyhisstraightforwardnessandmanliness,which,inturn,weretemperedbyamodestywhichmightbemistakenfortimidity.Buttimidhewasnot.Heseemed,rather,tohavethecourageofhisconvictions,thecertaintyofhismanhood.Itwasthisthatmadehimprotest,atthecommencementofouracquaintance,againstbeingcalledYonson.Anduponthis,andhim,Louispassedjudgmentandprophecy.

           "’Tisafinechap,thatsquareheadJohnsonwe’vefor’ardwithus,"hesaid."Thebestsailormaninthefo’c’sle.He’smyboat-puller.Butit’stotroublehe’llcomewithWolfLarsen,asthesparksflyupward.It’smeselfthatknows.

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