Морський вовк

Chapter 28

           ItwaswellIdid,foritcoveredtheboatfullyathirdofthewayaft,andthreetimes,inthenextseveralhours,itflungoffthebulkofthedown-rushingwaterwhenthebowshovedundertheseas.

           Maud’sconditionwaspitiable.Shesatcrouchedinthebottomoftheboat,herlipsblue,herfacegreyandplainlyshowingthepainshesuffered.Buteverhereyeslookedbravelyatme,andeverherlipsutteredbravewords.

           Theworstofthestormmusthaveblownthatnight,thoughlittleInoticedit.IhadsuccumbedandsleptwhereIsatinthestern-sheets.Themorningofthefourthdayfoundthewinddiminishedtoagentlewhisper,theseadyingdownandthesunshininguponus.Oh,theblessedsun!Howwebathedourpoorbodiesinitsdeliciouswarmth,revivinglikebugsandcrawlingthingsafterastorm.Wesmiledagain,saidamusingthings,andwaxedoptimisticoveroursituation.Yetitwas,ifanything,worsethanever.WewerefartherfromJapanthanthenightwelefttheGhost.NorcouldImorethanroughlyguessourlatitudeandlongitude.Atacalculationofatwo-miledriftperhour,duringtheseventyandoddhoursofthestorm,wehadbeendrivenatleastonehundredandfiftymilestothenorth-east.Butwassuchcalculateddriftcorrect?ForallIknew,itmighthavebeenfourmilesperhourinsteadoftwo.Inwhichcasewewereanotherhundredandfiftymilestothebad.

           WherewewereIdidnotknow,thoughtherewasquitealikelihoodthatwewereinthevicinityoftheGhost.

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