Морской волк

Chapter 30

           "Wemustclubtheseals,"Iannounced,whenconvincedofmypoormarksmanship."Ihaveheardthesealerstalkaboutclubbingthem."

           "Theyaresopretty,"sheobjected."Icannotbeartothinkofitbeingdone.Itissodirectlybrutal,youknow;sodifferentfromshootingthem."

           "Thatroofmustgoon,"Iansweredgrimly."Winterisalmosthere.Itisourlivesagainsttheirs.Itisunfortunatewehaven’tplentyofammunition,butIthink,anyway,thattheysufferlessfrombeingclubbedthanfrombeingallshotup.Besides,Ishalldotheclubbing."

           "That’sjustit,"shebeganeagerly,andbrokeoffinsuddenconfusion.

           "Ofcourse,"Ibegan,"ifyouprefer"

           "ButwhatshallIbedoing?"sheinterrupted,withthatsoftnessIknewfullwelltobeinsistence.

           "Gatheringfirewoodandcookingdinner,"Iansweredlightly.

           Sheshookherhead."Itistoodangerousforyoutoattemptalone."

           "Iknow,Iknow,"shewaivedmyprotest."Iamonlyaweakwoman,butjustmysmallassistancemayenableyoutoescapedisaster."

           "Buttheclubbing?"Isuggested.

           "Ofcourse,youwilldothat.Ishallprobablyscream.I’lllookawaywhen"

           "Thedangerismostserious,"Ilaughed.

           "Ishallusemyjudgmentwhentolookandwhennottolook,"sherepliedwithagrandair.

           Theupshotoftheaffairwasthatsheaccompaniedmenextmorning.Irowedintotheadjoiningcoveanduptotheedgeofthebeach.

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