Морской волк

Chapter 25

           MaudBrewsteraccompaniedmeondeck,butIleftheratthebreakofthepoop,whereshemightwatchthesceneandnotbeinit.Thesailorsmusthavelearnedwhateverprojectwasonhand,andthevimandsnaptheyputintotheirworkattestedtheirenthusiasm.Thehunterscametroopingondeckwithshot-gunsandammunition-boxes,and,mostunusual,theirrifles.Thelatterwererarelytakenintheboats,forasealshotatlongrangewitharifleinvariablysankbeforeaboatcouldreachit.Buteachhunterthisdayhadhisrifleandalargesupplyofcartridges.InoticedtheygrinnedwithsatisfactionwhenevertheylookedattheMacedonia’ssmoke,whichwasrisinghigherandhigherassheapproachedfromthewest.

           Thefiveboatswentoverthesidewitharush,spreadoutliketheribsofafan,andsetanortherlycourse,asontheprecedingafternoon,forustofollow.Iwatchedforsometime,curiously,butthereseemednothingextraordinaryabouttheirbehaviour.Theyloweredsails,shotseals,andhoistedsailsagain,andcontinuedontheirwayasIhadalwaysseenthemdo.TheMacedoniarepeatedherperformanceofyesterday,"hogging"theseabydroppingherlineofboatsinadvanceofoursandacrossourcourse.Fourteenboatsrequireaconsiderablespreadofoceanforcomfortablehunting,andwhenshehadcompletelylappedourlineshecontinuedsteamingintothenorth-east,droppingmoreboatsasshewent.

           "What’sup?"IaskedWolfLarsen,unablelongertokeepmycuriosityincheck.

           "Nevermindwhat’sup,"heansweredgruffly.

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