Chapter 11

           TheGhosthasattainedthesouthernmostpointofthearcsheisdescribingacrossthePacific,andisalreadybeginningtoedgeawaytothewestandnorthtowardsomeloneisland,itisrumoured,whereshewillfillherwater-casksbeforeproceedingtotheseason’shuntalongthecoastofJapan.Thehuntershaveexperimentedandpractisedwiththeirriflesandshotgunstilltheyaresatisfied,andtheboat-pullersandsteerershavemadetheirspritsails,boundtheoarsandrowlocksinleatherandsennitsothattheywillmakenonoisewhencreepingontheseals,andputtheirboatsinapple-pieordertouseLeach’shomelyphrase.

           Hisarm,bytheway,hashealednicely,thoughthescarwillremainallhislife.ThomasMugridgelivesinmortalfearofhim,andisafraidtoventureondeckafterdark.Therearetwoorthreestandingquarrelsintheforecastle.Louistellsmethatthegossipofthesailorsfindsitswayaft,andthattwoofthetelltaleshavebeenbadlybeatenbytheirmates.HeshakeshisheaddubiouslyovertheoutlookforthemanJohnson,whoisboat-pullerinthesameboatwithhim.Johnsonhasbeenguiltyofspeakinghismindtoofreely,andhascollidedtwoorthreetimeswithWolfLarsenoverthepronunciationofhisname.Johansenhethrashedontheamidshipsdecktheothernight,sincewhichtimethematehascalledhimbyhispropername.ButofcourseitisoutofthequestionthatJohnsonshouldthrashWolfLarsen.

           LouishasalsogivenmeadditionalinformationaboutDeathLarsen,whichtallieswiththecaptain’sbriefdescription.

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