Морський вовк

Chapter 33

           Hetooknonoticeofme.Nordidhenoticetheopentrap.BeforeIcouldgraspthesituation,oract,hehadwalkedrightintothetrap.Onefootwasdescendingintotheopening,whiletheotherfootwasjustonthevergeofbeginningtheuplift.Butwhenthedescendingfootmissedthesolidflooringandfeltvacancybeneath,itwastheoldWolfLarsenandthetigermusclesthatmadethefallingbodyspringacrosstheopening,evenasitfell,sothathestruckonhischestandstomach,witharmsoutstretched,ontheflooroftheoppositeside.Thenextinstanthehaddrawnuphislegsandrolledclear.Butherolledintomymarmaladeandunderclothesandagainstthetrap-door.

           Theexpressiononhisfacewasoneofcompletecomprehension.ButbeforeIcouldguesswhathehadcomprehended,hehaddroppedthetrap-doorintoplace,closingthelazarette.ThenIunderstood.Hethoughthehadmeinside.Also,hewasblind,blindasabat.Iwatchedhim,breathingcarefullysothatheshouldnothearme.Hesteppedquicklytohisstate-room.Isawhishandmissthedoor-knobbyaninch,quicklyfumbleforit,andfindit.Thiswasmychance.Itiptoedacrossthecabinandtothetopofthestairs.Hecameback,draggingaheavysea-chest,whichhedepositedontopofthetrap.Notcontentwiththishefetchedasecondchestandplaceditontopofthefirst.Thenhegatheredupthemarmaladeandunderclothesandputthemonthetable.Whenhestartedupthecompanion-way,Iretreated,silentlyrollingoverontopofthecabin.

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