Морський вовк

Chapter 24

           "No,thankyou,"Latimerspokeup."Idon’tobjecttolosingmymoney,butIliketogetarunforitanyway.Thereneverwasatimewhentherewasn’ttroublewhenyouandthatbrotherofyoursgottogether,andI’lllaytwentytooneonthat."

           Ageneralsmilefollowed,inwhichWolfLarsenjoined,andthedinnerwentonsmoothly,thankstome,forhetreatedmeabominablytherestofthemeal,sneeringatmeandpatronizingmetillIwasalla-tremblewithsuppressedrage.YetIknewImustcontrolmyselfforMaudBrewster’ssake,andIreceivedmyrewardwhenhereyescaughtmineforafleetingsecond,andtheysaid,asdistinctlyasifshespoke,"Bebrave,bebrave."

           Weleftthetabletogoondeck,forasteamerwasawelcomebreakinthemonotonyoftheseaonwhichwefloated,whiletheconvictionthatitwasDeathLarsenandtheMacedoniaaddedtotheexcitement.Thestiffbreezeandheavyseawhichhadsprungupthepreviousafternoonhadbeenmoderatingallmorning,sothatitwasnowpossibletolowertheboatsforanafternoon’shunt.Thehuntingpromisedtobeprofitable.Wehadsailedsincedaylightacrossaseabarrenofseals,andwerenowrunningintotheherd.

           Thesmokewasstillmilesastern,butoverhaulingusrapidly,whenweloweredourboats.Theyspreadoutandstruckanortherlycourseacrosstheocean.Nowandagainwesawasaillower,heardthereportsoftheshot-guns,andsawthesailgoupagain.Thesealswerethick,thewindwasdyingaway;everythingfavouredabigcatch.

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