Морской волк

Chapter 3

           "We’llseetothat,"WolfLarsenanswered,andelevatedhisvoiceinacallof"Cooky!"

           ThomasMugridgepoppedoutofhisgalleylikeajack-in-the-box.

           "Gobelowandfillasackwithcoal."

           "AnyofyoufellowsgotaBibleorPrayer-book?"wasthecaptain’snextdemand,thistimeofthehuntersloungingaboutthecompanion-way.

           Theyshooktheirheads,andsomeonemadeajocularremarkwhichIdidnotcatch,butwhichraisedagenerallaugh.

           WolfLarsenmadethesamedemandofthesailors.BiblesandPrayer-booksseemedscarcearticles,butoneofthemenvolunteeredtopursuethequestamongstthewatchbelow,returninginaminutewiththeinformationthattherewasnone.

           Thecaptainshruggedhisshoulders."Thenwe’lldrophimoverwithoutanypalavering,unlessourclerical-lookingcastawayhastheburialserviceatseabyheart."

           Bythistimehehadswungfullyaroundandwasfacingme."You’reapreacher,aren’tyou?"heasked.

           Thehuntersthereweresixofthemtoaman,turnedandregardedme.Iwaspainfullyawareofmylikenesstoascarecrow.Alaughwentupatmyappearancealaughthatwasnotlessenedorsoftenedbythedeadmanstretchedandgrinningonthedeckbeforeus;alaughthatwasasroughandharshandfrankastheseaitself;thataroseoutofcoarsefeelingsandbluntedsensibilities,fromnaturesthatknewneithercourtesynorgentleness.

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