Морський вовк

Chapter 6

           Hendersonseemsthebestofthehunters,aslow-goingfellow,andhardtorouse;butrousedhemusthavebeen,forSmokehadabruisedanddiscolouredeye,andlookedparticularlyviciouswhenhecameintothecabinforsupper.

           Acruelthinghappenedjustbeforesupper,indicativeofthecallousnessandbrutishnessofthesemen.Thereisonegreenhandinthecrew,Harrisonbyname,aclumsy-lookingcountryboy,mastered,Iimagine,bythespiritofadventure,andmakinghisfirstvoyage.Inthelightbafflingairstheschoonerhadbeentackingaboutagreatdeal,atwhichtimesthesailspassfromonesidetotheotherandamanissentalofttoshiftoverthefore-gaff-topsail.Insomeway,whenHarrisonwasaloft,thesheetjammedintheblockthroughwhichitrunsattheendofthegaff.AsIunderstoodit,thereweretwowaysofgettingitclearedfirst,byloweringtheforesail,whichwascomparativelyeasyandwithoutdanger;andsecond,byclimbingoutthepeak-halyardstotheendofthegaffitself,anexceedinglyhazardousperformance.

           JohansencalledouttoHarrisontogooutthehalyards.Itwaspatenttoeverybodythattheboywasafraid.Andwellhemightbe,eightyfeetabovethedeck,totrusthimselfonthosethinandjerkingropes.Hadtherebeenasteadybreezeitwouldnothavebeensobad,buttheGhostwasrollingemptilyinalongsea,andwitheachrollthecanvasflappedandboomedandthehalyardsslackedandjerkedtaut.Theywerecapableofsnappingamanofflikeaflyfromawhip-lash.

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