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Chapter 4

           TiredasIwasexhausted,infactIwaspreventedfromsleepingbythepaininmyknee.ItwasallIcoulddotokeepfromgroaningaloud.AthomeIshouldundoubtedlyhavegivenventtomyanguish;butthisnewandelementalenvironmentseemedtocallforasavagerepression.Likethesavage,theattitudeofthesemenwasstoicalingreatthings,childishinlittlethings.Iremember,laterinthevoyage,seeingKerfoot,anotherofthehunters,loseafingerbyhavingitsmashedtoajelly;andhedidnotevenmurmurorchangetheexpressiononhisface.YetIhaveseenthesameman,timeandagain,flyintothemostoutrageouspassionoveratrifle.

           Hewasdoingitnow,vociferating,bellowing,wavinghisarms,andcursinglikeafiend,andallbecauseofadisagreementwithanotherhunterastowhetherasealpupknewinstinctivelyhowtoswim.Heheldthatitdid,thatitcouldswimthemomentitwasborn.Theotherhunter,Latimer,alean,Yankee-lookingfellowwithshrewd,narrow-slittedeyes,heldotherwise,heldthatthesealpupwasbornonthelandfornootherreasonthanthatitcouldnotswim,thatitsmotherwascompelledtoteachittoswimasbirdswerecompelledtoteachtheirnestlingshowtofly.

           Forthemostpart,theremainingfourhuntersleanedonthetableorlayintheirbunksandleftthediscussiontothetwoantagonists.

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