Морской волк

Chapter 8

           Iknow,withthepossibleexceptionoftheincidentofthedeadmate,thatIhavenotseenhimreallyangry;nordoIwishevertoseehiminagenuinerage,whenalltheforceofhimiscalledintoplay.

           Whileonthequestionofvagaries,IshalltellwhatbefellThomasMugridgeinthecabin,andatthesametimecompleteanincidentuponwhichIhavealreadytouchedonceortwice.Thetwelveo’clockdinnerwasover,oneday,andIhadjustfinishedputtingthecabininorder,whenWolfLarsenandThomasMugridgedescendedthecompanionstairs.Thoughthecookhadacubby-holeofastate-roomopeningofffromthecabin,inthecabinitselfhehadneverdaredtolingerortobeseen,andheflittedtoandfro,onceortwiceaday,atimidspectre.

           "Soyouknowhowtoplay‘Nap,’"WolfLarsenwassayinginapleasedsortofvoice."ImighthaveguessedanEnglishmanwouldknow.IlearneditmyselfinEnglishships."

           ThomasMugridgewasbesidehimself,ablitheringimbecile,sopleasedwasheatchummingthuswiththecaptain.Thelittleairsheputonandthepainfulstrivingtoassumetheeasycarriageofamanborntoadignifiedplaceinlifewouldhavebeensickeninghadtheynotbeenludicrous.Hequiteignoredmypresence,thoughIcreditedhimwithbeingsimplyunabletoseeme.Hispale,wishy-washyeyeswereswimminglikelazysummerseas,thoughwhatblissfulvisionstheybeheldwerebeyondmyimagination.

           "Getthecards,Hump,"WolfLarsenordered,astheytookseatsatthetable.

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