Морской волк

Chapter 6

           AthalfafterfiveIwentbelowtosetthecabintable,butIhardlyknewwhatIdid,formyeyesandmybrainwerefilledwiththevisionofaman,white-facedandtrembling,comicallylikeabug,clingingtothethrashinggaff.Atsixo’clock,whenIservedsupper,goingondecktogetthefoodfromthegalley,IsawHarrison,stillinthesameposition.Theconversationatthetablewasofotherthings.Nobodyseemedinterestedinthewantonlyimperilledlife.Butmakinganextratriptothegalleyalittlelater,IwasgladdenedbythesightofHarrisonstaggeringweaklyfromtheriggingtotheforecastlescuttle.Hehadfinallysummonedthecouragetodescend.

           Beforeclosingthisincident,ImustgiveascrapofconversationIhadwithWolfLarseninthecabin,whileIwaswashingthedishes.

           "Youwerelookingsqueamishthisafternoon,"hebegan."Whatwasthematter?"

           IcouldseethatheknewwhathadmademepossiblyassickasHarrison,thathewastryingtodrawme,andIanswered,"Itwasbecauseofthebrutaltreatmentofthatboy."

           Hegaveashortlaugh."Likesea-sickness,Isuppose.Somemenaresubjecttoit,andothersarenot."

           "Notso,"Iobjected.

           "Justso,"hewenton."Theearthisasfullofbrutalityastheseaisfullofmotion.Andsomemenaremadesickbytheone,andsomebytheother.That’stheonlyreason."

           "Butyou,whomakeamockofhumanlife,don’tyouplaceanyvalueuponitwhatever?"Idemanded.

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