Морський вовк

Chapter 28

           Thewindwouldinstantlycapsizetheboat;theseaswouldswampitthemomentitfellintothetrough;and,besides,thesail,lashedtothespareoars,draggedintheseaaheadofus.

           AsIsay,Iwasnotafraidtomeetmyowndeath,there,afewhundredyardstoleeward;butIwasappalledatthethoughtthatMaudmustdie.Mycursedimaginationsawherbeatenandmangledagainsttherocks,anditwastooterrible.Istrovetocompelmyselftothinkwewouldmakethelandingsafely,andsoIspoke,notwhatIbelieved,butwhatIpreferredtobelieve.

           Irecoiledbeforecontemplationofthatfrightfuldeath,andforamomentIentertainedthewildideaofseizingMaudinmyarmsandleapingoverboard.ThenIresolvedtowait,andatthelastmoment,whenweenteredonthefinalstretch,totakeherinmyarmsandproclaimmylove,and,withherinmyembrace,tomakethedesperatestruggleanddie.

           Instinctivelywedrewclosertogetherinthebottomoftheboat.Ifelthermittenedhandcomeouttomine.Andthus,withoutspeech,wewaitedtheend.Wewerenotfaroffthelinethewindmadewiththewesternedgeofthepromontory,andIwatchedinthehopethatsomesetofthecurrentorsendoftheseawoulddriftuspastbeforewereachedthesurf.

           "Weshallgoclear,"Isaid,withaconfidencewhichIknewdeceivedneitherofus.

           "ByGod,wewillgoclear!"Icried,fiveminuteslater.

           Theoathleftmylipsinmyexcitementthefirst,Idobelieve,inmylife,unless"troubleit,"anexpletiveofmyyouth,beaccountedanoath.

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