Морской волк

Chapter 9

           Cookycannothurtyou.Hecanonlygiveyouaboostonthepathyoueternallymusttread.

           "Or,ifyoudonotwishtobeboostedjustyet,whynotboostCooky?Accordingtoyourideas,he,too,mustbeanimmortalmillionaire.Youcannotbankrupthim.Hispaperwillalwayscirculateatpar.Youcannotdiminishthelengthofhislivingbykillinghim,forheiswithoutbeginningorend.He’sboundtogoonliving,somewhere,somehow.Thenboosthim.Stickaknifeinhimandlethisspiritfree.Asitis,it’sinanastyprison,andyou’lldohimonlyakindnessbybreakingdownthedoor.Andwhoknows?itmaybeaverybeautifulspiritthatwillgosoaringupintothebluefromthatuglycarcass.Boosthimalong,andI’llpromoteyoutohisplace,andhe’sgettingforty-fivedollarsamonth."

           ItwasplainthatIcouldlookfornohelpormercyfromWolfLarsen.WhateverwastobedoneImustdoformyself;andoutofthecourageoffearIevolvedtheplanoffightingThomasMugridgewithhisownweapons.IborrowedawhetstonefromJohansen.Louis,theboat-steerer,hadalreadybeggedmeforcondensedmilkandsugar.Thelazarette,wheresuchdelicacieswerestored,wassituatedbeneaththecabinfloor.Watchingmychance,Istolefivecansofthemilk,andthatnight,whenitwasLouis’swatchondeck,Itradedthemwithhimforadirkasleanandcruel-lookingasThomasMugridge’svegetableknife.Itwasrustyanddull,butIturnedthegrindstonewhileLouisgaveitanedge.Isleptmoresoundlythanusualthatnight.

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