Морской волк

Chapter 14

           InthisinstanceIcouldnotsee,butIcouldheartheimpactoftheblowsthesoftcrushingsoundmadebyfleshstrikingforciblyagainstflesh.Thentherewasthecrashingaboutoftheentwinedbodies,thelabouredbreathing,theshortquickgaspsofsuddenpain.

           Theremusthavebeenmoremenintheconspiracytomurderthecaptainandmate,forbythesoundsIknewthatLeachandJohnsonhadbeenquicklyreinforcedbysomeoftheirmates.

           "Getaknifesomebody!"Leachwasshouting.

           "Poundhimonthehead!Mashhisbrainsout!"wasJohnson’scry.

           Butafterhisfirstbellow,WolfLarsenmadenonoise.Hewasfightinggrimlyandsilentlyforlife.Hewassorebeset.Downattheveryfirst,hehadbeenunabletogainhisfeet,andforallofhistremendousstrengthIfeltthattherewasnohopeforhim.

           Theforcewithwhichtheystruggledwasvividlyimpressedonme;forIwasknockeddownbytheirsurgingbodiesandbadlybruised.ButintheconfusionImanagedtocrawlintoanemptylowerbunkoutoftheway.

           "Allhands!We’vegothim!We’vegothim!"IcouldhearLeachcrying.

           "Who?"demandedthosewhohadbeenreallyasleep,andwhohadwakenedtotheyknewnotwhat.

           "It’sthebloodymate!"wasLeach’scraftyanswer,strainedfromhiminasmotheredsortofway.

           Thiswasgreetedwithwhoopsofjoy,andfromthenonWolfLarsenhadsevenstrongmenontopofhim,Louis,Ibelieve,takingnopartinit.Theforecastlewaslikeanangryhiveofbeesarousedbysomemarauder.

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