Морской волк

Chapter 6

           Icanseeitbrewin’an’comin’uplikeastorminthesky.I’vetalkedtohimlikeabrother,butit’slittleheseesintakin’inhislightsorflyin’falsesignals.Hegrumblesoutwhenthingsdon’tgotosuithim,andthere’llbealwayssometell-talecarryin’wordivitafttotheWolf.TheWolfisstrong,andit’sthewayofawolftohatestrength,an’strengthitishe’llseeinJohnsonnoknucklin’under,anda‘Yes,sir,thankyekindly,sir,’foracurseorablow.Oh,she’sa-comin’!She’sa-comin’!An’GodknowswhereI’llgetanotherboat-puller!Whatdoesthefoolupan’say,whentheoldmancallshimYonson,but‘MenameisJohnson,sir,’an’thenspellsitout,letterforletter.Yeshouldivseentheoldman’sface!Ithoughthe’dletdriveathimonthespot.Hedidn’t,buthewill,an’he’llbreakthatsquarehead’sheart,orit’slittleIknowivthewaysivmenontheshipsivthesea."

           ThomasMugridgeisbecomingunendurable.IamcompelledtoMisterhimandtoSirhimwitheveryspeech.OnereasonforthisisthatWolfLarsenseemstohavetakenafancytohim.Itisanunprecedentedthing,Itakeit,foracaptaintobechummywiththecook;butthisiscertainlywhatWolfLarsenisdoing.TwoorthreetimesheputhisheadintothegalleyandchaffedMugridgegood-naturedly,andonce,thisafternoon,hestoodbythebreakofthepoopandchattedwithhimforfullyfifteenminutes.

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