Морський вовк

Chapter 28

           Butthecovethatintervened!Itpenetrateddeepintotheland,andthetide,settingin,driftedusundertheshelterofthepoint.Heretheseawascalm,saveforaheavybutsmoothground-swell,andItookinthesea-anchorandbegantorow.Fromthepointtheshorecurvedaway,moreandmoretothesouthandwest,untilatlastitdisclosedacovewithinthecove,alittleland-lockedharbour,thewaterlevelasapond,brokenonlybytinyrippleswherevagrantbreathsandwispsofthestormhurtleddownfromoverthefrowningwallofrockthatbackedthebeachahundredfeetinshore.

           Herewerenosealswhatever.Theboat’ssterntouchedthehardshingle.Isprangout,extendingmyhandtoMaud.Thenextmomentshewasbesideme.Asmyfingersreleasedhers,sheclutchedformyarmhastily.AtthesamemomentIswayed,asabouttofalltothesand.Thiswasthestartlingeffectofthecessationofmotion.Wehadbeensolonguponthemoving,rockingseathatthestablelandwasashocktous.Weexpectedthebeachtoliftupthiswayandthat,andtherockywallstoswingbackandforthlikethesidesofaship;andwhenwebracedourselves,automatically,forthesevariousexpectedmovements,theirnon-occurrencequiteovercameourequilibrium.

           "Ireallymustsitdown,"Maudsaid,withanervouslaughandadizzygesture,andforthwithshesatdownonthesand.

           Iattendedtomakingtheboatsecureandjoinedher.ThuswelandedonEndeavourIsland,aswecametoit,land-sickfromlongcustomofthesea.

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