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Chapter 14

           "Whatho!belowthere!"IheardLatimershoutdownthescuttle,toocautioustodescendintotheinfernoofpassionhecouldhearragingbeneathhiminthedarkness.

           "Won’tsomebodygetaknife?Oh,won’tsomebodygetaknife?"Leachpleadedinthefirstintervalofcomparativesilence.

           Thenumberoftheassailantswasacauseofconfusion.Theyblockedtheirownefforts,whileWolfLarsen,withbutasinglepurpose,achievedhis.Thiswastofighthiswayacrossthefloortotheladder.Thoughintotaldarkness,Ifollowedhisprogressbyitssound.Nomanlessthanagiantcouldhavedonewhathedid,oncehehadgainedthefootoftheladder.Stepbystep,bythemightofhisarms,thewholepackofmenstrivingtodraghimbackanddown,hedrewhisbodyupfromthefloortillhestooderect.Andthen,stepbystep,handandfoot,heslowlystruggleduptheladder.

           Theverylastofall,Isaw.ForLatimer,havingfinallygoneforalantern,helditsothatitslightshonedownthescuttle.WolfLarsenwasnearlytothetop,thoughIcouldnotseehim.Allthatwasvisiblewasthemassofmenfasteneduponhim.Itsquirmedabout,likesomehugemany-leggedspider,andswayedbackandforthtotheregularrollofthevessel.Andstill,stepbystepwithlongintervalsbetween,themassascended.Onceittottered,abouttofallback,butthebrokenholdwasregainedanditstillwentup.

           "Whoisit?"Latimercried.

           IntheraysofthelanternIcouldseehisperplexedfacepeeringdown.

           "Larsen,"Iheardamuffledvoicefromwithinthemass

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