Морський вовк

Chapter 1

           "Howaboutthisheretidethat’srushin’outthroughtheGoldenGate?"hedemanded,orbellowed,rather."Howfastissheebbin’?What’sthedrift,eh?Listentothat,willyou?Abell-buoy,andwe’rea-topofit!See’emalterin’thecourse!"

           Fromoutofthefogcamethemournfultollingofabell,andIcouldseethepilotturningthewheelwithgreatrapidity.Thebell,whichhadseemedstraightahead,wasnowsoundingfromtheside.Ourownwhistlewasblowinghoarsely,andfromtimetotimethesoundofotherwhistlescametousfromoutofthefog.

           "That’saferry-boatofsomesort,"thenew-comersaid,indicatingawhistleofftotheright."Andthere!D’yehearthat?Blownbymouth.Somescowschooner,mostlikely.Betterwatchout,Mr.Schooner-man.Ah,Ithoughtso.Nowhell’sapoppin’forsomebody!"

           Theunseenferry-boatwasblowingblastafterblast,andthemouth-blownhornwastootinginterror-strickenfashion.

           "Andnowthey’repayin’theirrespectstoeachotherandtryin’togetclear,"thered-facedmanwenton,asthehurriedwhistlingceased.

           Hisfacewasshining,hiseyesflashingwithexcitementashetranslatedintoarticulatelanguagethespeechofthehornsandsirens."That’sasteam-sirena-goin’itovertheretotheleft.AndyouhearthatfellowwithafroginhisthroatasteamschoonerasnearasIcanjudge,crawlin’infromtheHeadsagainstthetide."

           Ashrilllittlewhistle,pipingasifgonemad,camefromdirectlyaheadandfromverynearathand.GongssoundedontheMartinez.Ourpaddle-wheelsstopped,theirpulsingbeatdiedaway,andthentheystartedagain.

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