Морський вовк

Chapter 35

           Andsuchawaist!ItwouldnotrequireaSherlockHolmestodeducethatyouhavebeencookingoveracamp-fire,tosaynothingoftryingoutseal-blubber.Andtocapitall,thatcap!Andallthatisthewomanwhowrote‘AKissEndured.’"

           Shemademeanelaborateandstatelycourtesy,andsaid,"Asforyou,sir"

           Andyet,throughthefiveminutesofbanterwhichfollowed,therewasaserioussomethingunderneaththefunwhichIcouldnotbutrelatetothestrangeandfleetingexpressionIhadcaughtinhereyes.Whatwasit?Coulditbethatoureyeswerespeakingbeyondthewillofourspeech?Myeyeshadspoken,Iknew,untilIhadfoundtheculpritsoutandsilencedthem.Thishadoccurredseveraltimes.Buthadsheseentheclamourinthemandunderstood?Andhadhereyessospokentome?Whatelsecouldthatexpressionhavemeantthatdancing,tremulouslight,andasomethingmorewhichwordscouldnotdescribe.Andyetitcouldnotbe.Itwasimpossible.Besides,Iwasnotskilledinthespeechofeyes.IwasonlyHumphreyVanWeyden,abookishfellowwholoved.Andtolove,andtowaitandwinlove,thatsurelywasgloriousenoughforme.AndthusIthought,evenaswechaffedeachother’sappearance,untilwearrivedashoreandtherewereotherthingstothinkabout.

           "It’sashame,afterworkinghardallday,thatwecannothaveanuninterruptednight’ssleep,"Icomplained,aftersupper.

           "Buttherecanbenodangernow?fromablindman?"shequeried.

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