Морской волк

Chapter 8

           "AndyouknowmeasIamgenerallyknown.Othermencallme‘Wolf.’"

           "Youareasortofmonster,"Iaddedaudaciously,"aCalibanwhohasponderedSetebos,andwhoactsasyouact,inidlemoments,bywhimandfancy."

           Hisbrowcloudedattheallusion.Hedidnotunderstand,andIquicklylearnedthathedidnotknowthepoem.

           "I’mjustreadingBrowning,"heconfessed,"andit’sprettytough.Ihaven’tgotveryfaralong,andasitisI’veaboutlostmybearings."

           Nottobetiresome,IshallsaythatIfetchedthebookfromhisstate-roomandread"Caliban"aloud.Hewasdelighted.Itwasaprimitivemodeofreasoningandoflookingatthingsthatheunderstoodthoroughly.Heinterruptedagainandagainwithcommentandcriticism.WhenIfinished,hehadmereaditoverasecondtime,andathird.Wefellintodiscussionphilosophy,science,evolution,religion.Hebetrayedtheinaccuraciesoftheself-readman,and,itmustbegranted,thesurenessanddirectnessoftheprimitivemind.Theverysimplicityofhisreasoningwasitsstrength,andhismaterialismwasfarmorecompellingthanthesubtlycomplexmaterialismofCharleyFuruseth.NotthatIaconfirmedand,asFurusethphrasedit,atemperamentalidealistwastobecompelled;butthatWolfLarsenstormedthelaststrongholdsofmyfaithwithavigourthatreceivedrespect,whilenotaccordedconviction.

           Timepassed.Supperwasathandandthetablenotlaid

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