Морський вовк

Chapter 17

           Eachtimethatshereappearedwasamiracle.

           TheGhostsuddenlychangedhercourse,keepingaway,anditcametomewithashockthatWolfLarsenwasgivinguptherescueasimpossible.ThenIrealizedthathewaspreparingtoheaveto,anddroppedtothedecktobeinreadiness.Wewerenowdeadbeforethewind,theboatfarawayandabreastofus.Ifeltanabrupteasingoftheschooner,alossforthemomentofallstrainandpressure,coupledwithaswiftaccelerationofspeed.Shewasrushingaroundonherheelintothewind.

           Asshearrivedatrightanglestothesea,thefullforceofthewind(fromwhichwehadhithertorunaway)caughtus.Iwasunfortunatelyandignorantlyfacingit.Itstoodupagainstmelikeawall,fillingmylungswithairwhichIcouldnotexpel.AndasIchokedandstrangled,andastheGhostwallowedforaninstant,broadsideonandrollingstraightoverandfarintothewind,Ibeheldahugesearisefarabovemyhead.Iturnedaside,caughtmybreath,andlookedagain.Thewaveover-toppedtheGhost,andIgazedsheerupandintoit.Ashaftofsunlightsmotetheover-curl,andIcaughtaglimpseoftranslucent,rushinggreen,backedbyamilkysmotheroffoam.

           Thenitdescended,pandemoniumbrokeloose,everythinghappenedatonce.Iwasstruckacrushing,stunningblow,nowhereinparticularandyeteverywhere.Myholdhadbeenbrokenloose,Iwasunderwater,andthethoughtpassedthroughmymindthatthiswastheterriblethingofwhichIhadheard,thebeingsweptinthetroughofthesea.

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