Морской волк

Chapter 26

           InotedOofty–Oofty,holdingtheendofabandageandlookinguponthescene,hisvelvetyandluminouseyesglisteninginthelightlikeadeer’seyes,andyetIknewthebarbaricdevilthatlurkedinhisbreastandbeliedallthesoftnessandtenderness,almostwomanly,ofhisfaceandform.AndInoticedtheboyishfaceofHarrisonagoodfaceonce,butnowademon’sconvulsedwithpassionashetoldthenew-comersofthehell-shiptheywereinandshriekedcursesupontheheadofWolfLarsen.

           WolfLarsenitwas,alwaysWolfLarsen,enslaverandtormentorofmen,amaleCirceandthesehisswine,sufferingbrutesthatgrovelledbeforehimandrevoltedonlyindrunkennessandinsecrecy.AndwasI,too,oneofhisswine?Ithought.AndMaudBrewster?No!IgroundmyteethinmyangeranddeterminationtillthemanIwasattendingwincedundermyhandandOofty–Ooftylookedatmewithcuriosity.Ifeltendowedwithasuddenstrength.Whatofmynew-foundlove,Iwasagiant.Ifearednothing.Iwouldworkmywillthroughitall,inspiteofWolfLarsenandofmyownthirty-fivebookishyears.Allwouldbewell.Iwouldmakeitwell.Andso,exalted,upbornebyasenseofpower,Iturnedmybackonthehowlinginfernoandclimbedtothedeck,wherethefogdriftedghostlythroughthenightandtheairwassweetandpureandquiet.

           Thesteerage,whereweretwowoundedhunters,wasarepetitionoftheforecastle,exceptthatWolfLarsenwasnotbeingcursed;anditwaswithagreatreliefthatIagainemergedondeckandwentafttothecabin.

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