Морской волк

Chapter 6

           "Value?Whatvalue?"Helookedatme,andthoughhiseyesweresteadyandmotionless,thereseemedacynicalsmileinthem."Whatkindofvalue?Howdoyoumeasureit?Whovaluesit?"

           "Ido,"Imadeanswer.

           "Thenwhatisitworthtoyou?Anotherman’slife,Imean.Comenow,whatisitworth?"

           Thevalueoflife?HowcouldIputatangiblevalueuponit?Somehow,I,whohavealwayshadexpression,lackedexpressionwhenwithWolfLarsen.Ihavesincedeterminedthatapartofitwasduetotheman’spersonality,butthatthegreaterpartwasduetohistotallydifferentoutlook.UnlikeothermaterialistsIhadmetandwithwhomIhadsomethingincommontostarton,Ihadnothingincommonwithhim.Perhaps,also,itwastheelementalsimplicityofhismindthatbaffledme.Hedrovesodirectlytothecoreofthematter,divestingaquestionalwaysofallsuperfluousdetails,andwithsuchanairoffinality,thatIseemedtofindmyselfstrugglingindeepwater,withnofootingunderme.Valueoflife?HowcouldIanswerthequestiononthespurofthemoment?ThesacrednessoflifeIhadacceptedasaxiomatic.ThatitwasintrinsicallyvaluablewasatruismIhadneverquestioned.ButwhenhechallengedthetruismIwasspeechless.

           "Weweretalkingaboutthisyesterday,"hesaid."Iheldthatlifewasaferment,ayeastysomethingwhichdevouredlifethatitmightlive,andthatlivingwasmerelysuccessfulpiggishness.Why,ifthereisanythinginsupplyanddemand,lifeisthecheapestthingintheworld.

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