Морской волк

Chapter 6

           Whenitwasover,andMugridgewasbackinthegalley,hebecamegreasilyradiant,andwentabouthiswork,hummingcostersongsinanerve-rackinganddiscordantfalsetto.

           "Ialwaysgetalongwiththeofficers,"heremarkedtomeinaconfidentialtone."Iknowthew’y,Ido,tomykemyselfuppreci-yted.Therewasmylastskipperw’yIthoughtnothin’ofdroppin’downinthecabinforalittlechatandafriendlyglass.‘Mugridge,’sez‘etome,‘Mugridge,’sez‘e,‘you’vemissedyervokytion.‘An’‘ow’sthat?’sezI.‘Yershould‘abeenbornagentleman,an’never‘adtoworkforyerlivin’.Godstrikemedead,‘Ump,ifthatayn’twot‘esez,an’mea-sittin’therein‘isowncabin,jolly-likean’comfortable,a-smokin’‘iscigarsan’drinkin’‘isrum."

           Thischitter-chatterdrovemetodistraction.IneverheardavoiceIhatedso.Hisoily,insinuatingtones,hisgreasysmileandhismonstrousself-conceitgratedonmynervestillsometimesIwasallinatremble.Positively,hewasthemostdisgustingandloathsomepersonIhaveevermet.Thefilthofhiscookingwasindescribable;and,ashecookedeverythingthatwaseatenaboard,IwascompelledtoselectwhatIatewithgreatcircumspection,choosingfromtheleastdirtyofhisconcoctions.

           Myhandsbotheredmeagreatdeal,unusedastheyweretowork.Thenailswerediscolouredandblack,whiletheskinwasalreadygrainedwithdirtwhichevenascrubbing-brushcouldnotremove.

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