Морський вовк

Chapter 38

           "Doyoustillhear?"Ishouted,holdingthefingersandwaitingforthesinglepressurewhichwouldsignify"Yes."Therewasnoresponse.Thehandwasdead.

           "Inoticedthelipsslightlymove,"Maudsaid.

           Irepeatedthequestion.Thelipsmoved.Sheplacedthetipsofherfingersonthem.AgainIrepeatedthequestion."Yes,"Maudannounced.Welookedateachotherexpectantly.

           "Whatgoodisit?"Iasked."Whatcanwesaynow?"

           "Oh,askhim"

           Shehesitated.

           "Askhimsomethingthatrequiresnoforananswer,"Isuggested."Thenwewillknowforcertainty."

           "Areyouhungry?"shecried.

           Thelipsmovedunderherfingers,andsheanswered,"Yes."

           "Willyouhavesomebeef?"washernextquery.

           "No,"sheannounced.

           "Beef-tea?"

           "Yes,hewillhavesomebeef-tea,"shesaid,quietly,lookingupatme."Untilhishearinggoesweshallbeabletocommunicatewithhim.Andafterthat"

           Shelookedatmequeerly.Isawherlipstremblingandthetearsswimmingupinhereyes.SheswayedtowardmeandIcaughtherinmyarms.

           "Oh,Humphrey,"shesobbed,"whenwillitallend?Iamsotired,sotired."

           Sheburiedherheadonmyshoulder,herfrailformshakenwithastormofweeping.Shewaslikeafeatherinmyarms,soslender,soethereal."Shehasbrokendownatlast,"Ithought."WhatcanIdowithoutherhelp?"

           ButIsoothedandcomfortedher,tillshepulledherselfbravelytogetherandrecuperatedmentallyasquicklyasshewaswonttodophysically.

           "Ioughttobeashamedofmyself,"shesaid.

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