Морской волк

Chapter 8

           "Andbringoutthecigarsandthewhiskyyou’llfindinmyberth."

           IreturnedwiththearticlesintimetoheartheCockneyhintingbroadlythattherewasamysteryabouthim,thathemightbeagentleman’ssongonewrongorsomethingorother;also,thathewasaremittancemanandwaspaidtokeepawayfromEngland"p’yed‘ansomely,sir,"wasthewayheputit;"p’yed‘ansomelytoslingmy‘ookan’keepslingin’it."

           Ihadbroughtthecustomaryliquorglasses,butWolfLarsenfrowned,shookhishead,andsignalledwithhishandsformetobringthetumblers.Thesehefilledtwo-thirdsfullwithundilutedwhisky"agentleman’sdrink?"quothThomasMugridgeandtheyclinkedtheirglassestothegloriousgameof"Nap,"lightedcigars,andfelltoshufflinganddealingthecards.

           Theyplayedformoney.Theyincreasedtheamountsofthebets.Theydrankwhisky,theydrankitneat,andIfetchedmore.IdonotknowwhetherWolfLarsencheatedornotathinghewasthoroughlycapableofdoingbuthewonsteadily.Thecookmaderepeatedjourneystohisbunkformoney.Eachtimeheperformedthejourneywithgreaterswagger,butheneverbroughtmorethanafewdollarsatatime.Hegrewmaudlin,familiar,couldhardlyseethecardsorsitupright.Asapreliminarytoanotherjourneytohisbunk,hehookedWolfLarsen’sbuttonholewithagreasyforefingerandvacuouslyproclaimedandreiterated,"Igotmoney,Igotmoney,Itellyer,an’I’magentleman’sson."

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