Морський вовк

Chapter 12

           AnappreciablepausefellafterIhadclosedthedoorsanddrawntheslide,apausethatmusthavelastedfullyaminute.ItwasbrokenbyWolfLarsen.

           "Yonson,"hebegan.

           "MynameisJohnson,sir,"thesailorboldlycorrected.

           "Well,Johnson,then,damnyou!CanyouguesswhyIhavesentforyou?"

           "Yes,andno,sir,"wastheslowreply."Myworkisdonewell.Themateknowsthat,andyouknowit,sir.Sotherecannotbeanycomplaint."

           "Andisthatall?"WolfLarsenqueried,hisvoicesoft,andlow,andpurring.

           "Iknowyouhaveitinforme,"Johnsoncontinuedwithhisunalterableandponderousslowness."Youdonotlikeme.Youyou"

           "Goon,"WolfLarsenprompted."Don’tbeafraidofmyfeelings."

           "Iamnotafraid,"thesailorretorted,aslightangryflushrisingthroughhissunburn."IfIspeaknotfast,itisbecauseIhavenotbeenfromtheoldcountryaslongasyou.YoudonotlikemebecauseIamtoomuchofaman;thatiswhy,sir."

           "Youaretoomuchofamanforshipdiscipline,ifthatiswhatyoumean,andifyouknowwhatImean,"wasWolfLarsen’sretort.

           "IknowEnglish,andIknowwhatyoumean,sir,"Johnsonanswered,hisflushdeepeningatthesluronhisknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage.

           "Johnson,"WolfLarsensaid,withanairofdismissingallthathadgonebeforeasintroductorytothemainbusinessinhand,"Iunderstandyou’renotquitesatisfiedwiththoseoilskins?"

           "No,Iamnot.Theyarenogood,sir."

           "Andyou’vebeenshootingoffyourmouthaboutthem."

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