Морской волк

Chapter 8

           Itwaspossiblyaminutebeforehespoke.

           "D’yeknow,Hump,"hesaid,withaslowseriousnesswhichhadinitanindefinablestrainofsadness,"thatthisisthefirsttimeIhaveheardtheword‘ethics’inthemouthofaman.YouandIaretheonlymenonthisshipwhoknowitsmeaning."

           "Atonetimeinmylife,"hecontinued,afteranotherpause,"IdreamedthatImightsomedaytalkwithmenwhousedsuchlanguage,thatImightliftmyselfoutoftheplaceinlifeinwhichIhadbeenborn,andholdconversationandminglewithmenwhotalkedaboutjustsuchthingsasethics.AndthisisthefirsttimeIhaveeverheardthewordpronounced.Whichisallbytheway,foryouarewrong.Itisaquestionneitherofgrammarnorethics,butoffact."

           "Iunderstand,"Isaid."Thefactisthatyouhavethemoney."

           Hisfacebrightened.Heseemedpleasedatmyperspicacity."Butitisavoidingtherealquestion,"Icontinued,"whichisoneofright."

           "Ah,"heremarked,withawrypuckerofhismouth,"Iseeyoustillbelieveinsuchthingsasrightandwrong."

           "Butdon’tyou?atall?"Idemanded.

           "Nottheleastbit.Mightisright,andthatisallthereistoit.Weaknessiswrong.Whichisaverypoorwayofsayingthatitisgoodforoneselftobestrong,andevilforoneselftobeweakorbetteryet,itispleasurabletobestrong,becauseoftheprofits;painfultobeweak,becauseofthepenalties.Justnowthepossessionofthismoneyisapleasurablething.Itisgoodforonetopossessit.

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