\"Sir，\"hecorrected，notharshly，butsternly。
\"Ihavebeenrobbed，sir，\"Iamended。
\"Howdidithappen？\"heasked。
ThenItoldhimthewholecircumstance，howmyclotheshadbeenlefttodryinthegalley，andhow，later，IwasnearlybeatenbythecookwhenImentionedthematter。
Hesmiledatmyrecital。\"Pickings，\"heconcluded；\"Cooky’spickings。
Anddon’tyouthinkyourmiserablelifeworththeprice？Besides，consideritalesson。You’lllearnintimehowtotakecareofyourmoneyforyourself。
Isuppose，uptonow，yourlawyerhasdoneitforyou，oryourbusinessagent。\"
Icouldfeelthequietsneerthroughhiswords，butdemanded，\"HowcanIgetitbackagain？\"
\"That’syourlookout。Youhaven’tanylawyerorbusinessagentnow，soyou’llhavetodependonyourself。Whenyougetadollar，hangontoit。Amanwholeaveshismoneylyingaround，thewayyoudid，deservestoloseit。Besides，youhavesinned。Youhavenorighttoputtemptationinthewayofyourfellow—creatures。YoutemptedCooky，andhefell。Youhaveplacedhisimmortalsoulinjeopardy。Bytheway，doyoubelieveintheimmortalsoul？\"
Hislidsliftedlazilyasheaskedthequestion，anditseemedthatthedeepswereopeningtomeandthatIwasgazingintohissoul。Butitwasanillusion。Farasitmighthaveseemed，nomanhaseverseenveryfarintoWolfLarsen’ssoul，orseenitatall；ofthisamconvinced。Itwasaverylonelysoul，Iwastolearn，thatneverunmasked，thoughatraremomentsitplayedatdoingso。
\"Ireadimmortalityinyoureyes，\"Ianswered，droppingthe\"sir，\"——
anexperiment，forIthoughttheintimacyoftheconversationwarrantedit。
Hetooknonotice。\"Bythat，Itakeit，youseesomethingthatisalive，butthatnecessarilydoesnothavetoliveforever。\"
\"Ireadmorethanthat，\"Icontinuedboldly。
\"Thenyoureadconsciousness。Youreadtheconsciousnessoflifethatitisalive；butstillnofurtheraway，noendlessnessoflife。\"
Howclearlyhethought，andhowwellheexpressedwhathethought！Fromregardingmecuriously，heturnedhisheadandglancedoutovertheleadenseatowindward。Ableaknesscameintohiseyes，andthelinesofhismouthgrewsevereandharsh。Hewasevidentlyinapessimisticmood。
\"Thentowhatend？\"hedemandedabruptly，turningbacktome。\"IfI
amimmortal，why？\"
Ihalted。HowcouldIexplainmyidealismtothisman？HowcouldIputintospeechasomethingfelt，asomethinglikethestrainsofmusicheardinsleep，asomethingthatconvincedyettranscendedutterance？
\"Whatdoyoubelieve，then？\"Icountered。
\"Ibelievethatlifeisamess，\"heansweredpromptly。\"Itislikeyeast，aferment，athingthatmovesandmaymoveforaminute，anhour，ayear，orahundredyears，butthatintheendwillceasetomove。Thebigeatthelittlethattheymaycontinuetomove，thestrongeattheweakthattheymayretaintheirstrength。Theluckyeatthemostandmovethelongest，thatisall。Whatdoyoumakeofthosethings？\"
Heswepthisarminanimpatientgesturetowardanumberofthesailorswhowereworkingonsomekindofropestuffamidships。
\"Theymove；sodoesthejellyfishmove。Theymoveinordertoeatinorderthattheymaykeepmoving。Thereyouhaveit。Theylivefortheirbelly’ssake，andthebellyisfortheirsake。It’sacircle；yougetnowhere。
Neitherdothey。Intheendtheycometoastandstill。Theymovenomore。
Theyaredead。\"
\"Theyhavedreams，\"Iinterrupted，\"radiant，flashingdreams——\"
\"Ofgrub，\"heconcludedsententiously。
\"Andofmore——\"
\"Grub。Ofalargerappetiteandmoreluckinsatisfyingit。\"Hisvoicesoundedharsh。Therewasnolevityinit。\"Forlookyou，theydreamofmakingluckyvoyageswhichwillbringthemmoremoney，ofbecomingthematesofships，offindingfortunes——inshort，ofbeinginabetterpositionforpreyingontheirfellows，ofhavingallnightin，goodgrub，andsomebodyelsetodothedirtywork。YouandIarejustlikethem。Thereisnodifference，exceptthatwehaveeatenmoreandbetter。Iameatingthemnow，andyou，too。ButinthepastyouhaveeatenmorethanIhave。Youhavesleptinsoftbeds，andwornfineclothes，andeatengoodmeals。Whomadethosebeds？andthoseclothes？andthosemeals？Notyou。Younevermadeanythinginyourownsweat。Youliveonanincomewhichyourfatherearned。Youarelikeafrigatebirdswoopingdownupontheboobiesandrobbingthemofthefishtheyhavecaught。Youareonewithacrowdofmenwhohavemadewhattheycallagovernment，whoaremastersofalltheothermen，andwhoeatthefoodtheothermengetandwouldliketoeatthemselves。
Youwearthewarmclothes。Theymadetheclothes，buttheyshiverinragsandaskyou，thelawyer，orbusinessagentwhohandlesyourmoney，forajob。\"
\"Butthatisbesidethematter，\"Icried。
\"Notatall。\"Hewasspeakingrapidly，now，andhiseyeswereflashing。
\"Itispiggishness，anditislife。Ofwhatuseorsenseisanimmortalityofpiggishness？Whatistheend？Whatisitallabout？Youhavemadenofood。Yetthefoodyouhaveeatenorwastedmighthavesavedthelivesofascoreofwretcheswhomadethefoodbutdidnoteatit。Whatimmortalenddidyouserve？Ordidthey？Consideryourselfandme。Whatdoesyourboastedimmortalityamounttowhenyourliferunsfoulofmine？Youwouldliketogobacktotheland，whichisafavorableplaceforyourkindofpiggishness。Itisawhimofminetokeepyouaboardthisship，wheremypiggishnessflourishes。AndkeepyouIwill。Imaymakeorbreakyou。Youmaydieto—day，thisweek，ornextmonth。Icouldkillyounow，withablowofmyfist，foryouareamiserableweakling。Butifweareimmortal，whatisthereasonforthis？TobepiggishasyouandIhavebeenallourlivesdoesnotseemtobejustthethingforimmortalstobedoing。Again，what’sitallabout？WhyhaveIkeptyouhere？\"
\"Becauseyouarestronger，\"Imanagedtoblurtout。
\"Butwhystronger？\"hewentonatoncewithhisperpetualqueries。\"BecauseIamabiggerbitofthefermentthanyou？Don’tyousee？Don’tyousee？\"
\"Butthehopelessnessofit，\"Iprotested。
\"Iagreewithyou，\"heanswered。\"Thenwhymoveatall，sincemovingisliving？Withoutmovingandbeingpartoftheyeasttherewouldbenohopelessness。But，——andthereitis，——wewanttoliveandmove，thoughwehavenoreasonto，becauseithappensthatitisthenatureoflifetoliveandmove，towanttoliveandmove。Ifitwerenotforthis，lifewouldbedead。Itisbecauseofthislifethatisinyouthatyoudreamofyourimmortality。Thelifethatisinyouisaliveandwantstogoonbeingaliveforever。Bah！Aneternityofpiggishness！\"
Heabruptlyturnedonhisheelandstartedforward。Hestoppedatthebreakofthepoopandcalledmetohim。
\"Bytheway，howmuchwasitthatCookygotawaywith？\"heasked。
\"Onehundredandeighty—fivedollars，sir，\"Ianswered。
Henoddedhishead。Amomentlater，asIstarteddownthecompanionstairstolaythetablefordinner，Iheardhimloudlycursingsomemenamidships。TheSeaWolf：Chapter6CHAPTER6
BythefollowingmorningthestormhadblownitselfquiteoutandtheGhostwasrollingslightlyonacalmseawithoutabreathofwind。
Occasionallightairswerefelt，however，andWolfLarsenpatrolledthepoopconstantly，hiseyeseversearchingtheseatothenortheastward，fromwhichdirectionthegreattrade—windmustblow。
Themenwereallondeckandbusypreparingtheirvariousboatsfortheseason’shunting。Therearesevenboatsaboard，thecaptain’sdingey，andthesixwhichthehunterswilluse。Three，ahunter，aboat—puller，andaboat—steerer，composeaboat’screw。Onboardtheschoonertheboat—pullersandsteerersarethecrew。Thehunters，too，aresupposedtobeincommandofthewatches，subject，always，totheordersofWolfLarsen。
Allthis，andmore，Ihavelearned。TheGhostisconsideredthefastestschoonerinboththeSanFranciscoandVictoriafleets。Infact，shewasonceaprivateyacht，andwasbuiltforspeed。Herlinesandfittings——thoughIknownothingaboutsuchthings——speakforthemselves。JohnsonwastellingmeaboutherinashortchatIhadwithhimduringyesterday’sseconddog—watch。Hespokeenthusiastically，withtheloveforafinecraftsuchassomemenfeelforhorses。Heisgreatlydisgustedwiththeoutlook，andIamgiventounderstandthatWolfLarsenbearsaveryunsavoryreputationamongthesealingcaptains。ItwastheGhostherselfthatluredJohnsonintosigningforthevoyage，butheisalreadybeginningtorepent。
Ashetoldme，theGhostisaneighty—tonschoonerofaremarkablyfinemodel。Herbeam，orwidth，istwenty—threefeet，andherlengthalittleoverninetyfeet。Aleadkeeloffabulousbutunknownweightmakesherverystable，whileshecarriesanimmensespreadofcanvas。Fromthedecktothetruckofthemaintopmastissomethingoverahundredfeet，whiletheforemastwithitstopmastiseightortenfeetshorter。Iamgivingthesedetailssothatthesizeofthislittlefloatingworldwhichholdstwenty—twomenmaybeappreciated。Itisaverylittleworld，amote，aspeck，andImarvelthatmenshoulddaretoventuretheseaonacontrivancesosmallandfragile。
WolfLarsenhas，also，areputationforrecklesscarryingonofsail。
IoverheardHendersonandanotherofthehunters，Standish，aCalifornian，talkingaboutit。TwoyearsagohedismastedtheGhostinagaleonBeringSea，whereuponthepresentmastswereputin，whicharestrongerandheavierineveryway。Heissaidtohaveremarked，whenheputthemin，thathepreferredturningherovertolosingthesticks。
Everymanaboard，withtheexceptionofJohansen，whoisratherovercomebyhispromotion，seemstohaveanexcuseforhavingsailedontheGhost。
Halfthemenforwardaredeep—watersailors，andtheirexcuseisthattheydidnotknowanythingaboutherorhercaptain。Andthosewhodoknow，whisperthatthehunters，whileexcellentshots，weresonotoriousfortheirquarrelsomeandrascallyproclivitiesthattheycouldnotsignonanydecentschooner。
Ihavemadetheacquaintanceofanotheroneofthecrew，——Louisheiscalled，arotundandjovial—facedNovaScotiaIrishman，andaverysociablefellow，pronetotalkaslongashecanfindalistener。Intheafternoon，whilethecookwasbelowasleepandIwaspeelingtheeverlastingpotatoes，Louisdroppedintothegalleyfora\"yarn。\"Hisexcuseforbeingaboardwasthathewasdrunkwhenhesigned。Heassuredmeagainandagainthatitwasthelastthingintheworldhewoulddreamofdoinginasobermoment。
Itseemsthathehasbeenseal—huntingregularlyeachseasonforadozenyears，andisaccountedoneofthetwoorthreeverybestboat—steerersinbothfleets。
\"Ah，myboy，\"heshookhisheadominouslyatme，\"’tistheworstschooneryecouldivselected，norwereyedrunkatthetimeaswasI。’Tissealin’
isthesailor’sparadise——onothershipsthanthis。Thematewasthefirst，butmarkmewords，there’llbemoredeadmenbeforethetripisdonewith。Hist，now，betweenyouan’meselfandthestanchionthere，thisWolfLarsenisaregulardevil，an’theGhost’llbeahell—shiplikeshe’salwaysbensincehehadholdivher。Don’tIknow？Don’tIknow？
Don’tIrememberhiminHakodatetwoyearsgone，whenhehadarowan’
shotfourivhismen？Wasn’tIa—layin’ontheEmmaL。，notthreehundredyardsaway？An’therewasamanthesameyearhekilledwithablowivhisfist。Yes，sir，killed’imdead—oh。Hisheadmustivsmashedlikeaneggshell。An’wasn’ttheretheGovernorofKuraIsland，an’theChiefivPolice，Japanesegentlemen，sir，an’didn’ttheycomeaboardtheGhostashisguests，abringin’theirwivesalong——weean’prettylittlebitsofthingslikeyousee’empaintedonfans。An’ashewasa—gettin’
underway，didn’tthefondhusbandsgetleftastern—likeintheirsampan，asitmightbebyaccident？An’wasn’titaweeklaterthatthepoorlittleladieswasputashoreontheothersideoftheisland，withnothin’before’embuttowalkhomeacrostthemountainsontheirweeny—teenylittlestrawsandalswhichwouldn’thangtogetheramile？Don’tknow？’Tisthebeastheis，thisWolfLarsen——thegreatbigbeastmentionedivinRevelation；
an’nogoodendwillheevercometo。ButI’vesaidnothin’toye，mindye。I’vewhisperedneveraword；foroldfatLouis’lllivethevoyageoutifthelastmother’ssonofyezgotothefishes。\"
\"WolfLarsen！\"hesnortedamomentlater。\"Listentotheword，willye！Wolf——’tiswhatheis。He’snotblack—heartedlikesomemen。’Tisnohearthehasatall。Wolf，justwolf，’tiswhatheis。D’yewonderhe’swellnamed？\"
\"Butifheissowellknownforwhatheis，\"Iqueried，\"howisitthathecangetmentoshipwithhim？\"
\"An’howisityecangetmentodoanythingonGod’searthan’sea？\"
LouisdemandedwithCelticfire。\"Howd’yefindmeaboardif’twasn’tthatIwasdrunkasapigwhenIputmenamedown？There’sthemthatcan’tsailwithbettermen，likethehunters，andthemthatdon’tknow，likethepoordevilsofwind—jammersfor’ardthere。Butthey’llcometoit，they’llcometoit，an’besorrythedaytheywasborn。Icouldweepforthepoorcreatures，didIbutforgetpooroldfatLouisandthetroublesbeforehim。But’tisnotawhisperI’vedropped，mindye，notawhisper。\"
\"Themhuntersisthewickedboys，\"hebrokeforthagain，forhesufferedfromaconstitutionalplethoraofspeech。\"Butwaittilltheygettocuttingupivjinksandrowin’’round。He’stheboy’llfix’em。’Tishimthat’llputthefearofGodintheirrottenblackhearts。Lookatthathunterivmine，Horner。`Jock’Hornertheycallhim，soquiet—likean’easy—goin’，soft—spokenasagirl，tillye’dthinkbutterwouldn’tmeltinthemouthivhim。Didn’thekillhisboat—steererlastyear？’Twascalledasadaccident，butImettheboat—pullerinYokohamaan’thestraightivitwasgivenme。An’there’sSmoke，theblacklittledevil——didn’ttheRoosianshavehimforthreeyearsinthesaltminesofSiberia，forpoachin’onCopperIsland，whichisaRoosianpreserve？Shackledhewas，handan’foot，withhismate。An’didn’ttheyhavewordsoraructionofsomekind？——for’twastheotherfellowSmokesentupinthebucketstothetopofthemine；
an’apieceatthetimehewentup，alegto—day，an’to—morrowanarm，thenextdaythehead，an’soon。\"
\"Butyoucan’tmeanit！\"Icriedout，overcomewiththehorrorofit。
\"Meanwhat？\"hedemanded，quickasaflash。\"’Tisnothin’I’vesaid。
DeefIam，anddumb，asyeshouldbeforthesakeivyourmother；an’neveroncehaveIopenedmelipsbuttosayfinethingsivtheman’him，Godcursehissoul，an’mayherotinpurgatorytenthousandyears，andthengodowntothelastan’deepesthellivall！\"
Johnson，themanwhohadchafedmerawwhenIfirstcameaboard，seemedtheleastequivocalofthemenforwardoraft。Infact，therewasnothingequivocalabouthim。Onewasstruckatoncebyhisstraightforwardnessandmanliness，which，inturn，weretemperedbyamodestywhichmightbemistakenfortimidity。Buttimidhewasnot。Heseemed，rather，tohavethecourageofhisconvictions，thecertaintyofhismanhood。Itwasthisthatmadehimprotest，atthecommencementofouracquaintance，againstbeingcalledYonson。Anduponthis，andhim，Louispassedjudgmentandprophecy。
\"’Tisafinechap，thatsquareheadJohnsonwe’vefor’ardwithus，\"hesaid。\"Thebestsailormaninthefo’c’sle。He’smyboat—puller。Butit’stotroublehe’llcomewithWolfLarsen，asthesparksflyupward。It’smeselfthatknows。Icanseeitbrewin’an’comin’uplikeastorminthesky。I’vetalkedtohimlikeabrother，butit’slittleheseesintakin’
inhislightsorflyin’falsesignals。Hegrumblesoutwhenthingsdon’tgotosuithim，andthere’llbealwayssometelltalecarryin’wordivitafttotheWolf。TheWolfisstrong，andit’sthewayofawolftohatestrength，an’strengthitishe’llseeinJohnson——noknucklin’under，anda`Yes，sir，thankyekindly，sir，’foracurseorablow。Oh，she’sa—comin’！She’sa—comin’！An’GodknowswhereI’llgetanotherboat—puller！
Whatdoesthefoolupan’say，whentheoldmancallshimYonson，but`MenameisJohnson，sir，’an’thenspellsitout，letterforletter。Yeshouldivseentheoldman’sface！Ithoughthe’dletdriveathimonthespot。
Hedidn’t，buthewill，an’he’llbreakthatsquarehead’sheart，orit’slittleIknowivthewaysivmenontheshipsivthesea。\"
ThomasMugridgeisbecomingunendurable。IamcompelledtoMisterhimandtoSirhimwitheveryspeech。OnereasonforthisisthatWolfLarsenseemstohavetakenafancytohim。Itisanunprecedentedthing，Itakeit，foracaptaintobechummywiththecook；butthisiscertainlywhatWolfLarsenisdoing。TwoorthreetimesheputhisheadintothegalleyandchaffedMugridgegood—naturedly，andonce，thisafternoon，hestoodbythebreakofthepoopandchattedwithhimforfullyfifteenminutes。
Whenitwasover，andMugridgewasbackinthegalley，hebecamegreasilyradiant，andwentabouthiswork，hummingcostersongsinanerve—rackinganddiscordantfalsetto。
\"Ialwaysgetalongwiththeofficers，\"heremarkedtomeinaconfidentialtone。\"Iknowthew’y，Ido，tomykemyselfuppreciyted。Therewasmylastskipper——w’yIthoughtnothin’ofdroppin’downinthecabinforalittlechatandafriendlyglass。`Mugridge，’sez’etome，`Mugridge，’sez’e，`you’vemissedyervokytion。’`An’’ow’sthat？’sezI。`Yershould’abeenbornagentleman，an’never’adtoworkforyerlivin’。’Godstrikemedead，’Ump，ifthatayn’twot’esez，an’mea—sittin’therein’isowncabin，jolly—likean’comfortable，a—smokin’’iscigarsan’drinkin’’isrum。\"
Thischitter—chatterdrovemetodistraction。IneverheardavoiceIhatedso。Hisoily，insinuatingtones，hisgreasysmile，andhismonstrousself—conceitgratedonmynervestillsometimesIwasallinatremble。
Positively，hewasthemostdisgustingandloathsomepersonIhaveevermet。Thefilthofhiscookingwasindescribable；and，ashecookedeverythingthatwaseatenaboard，IwascompelledtoselectwhatIatewithgreatcircumspection，choosingfromtheleastdirtyofhisconcoctions。
Myhandsbotheredmeagreatdeal，unusedastheyweretowork。Thenailswerediscoloredandblack，whiletheskinwasalreadygrainedwithdirtwhichevenascrubbing—brushcouldnotremove。Thenblisterscame，inapainfulandnever—endingprocession，andIhadagreatburnonmyforearm，acquiredbylosingmybalanceinarolloftheshipandpitchingagainstthegalleystove。Norwasmykneeanybetter。Theswellinghadnotgonedown，andthecapwasstilluponedge。Hobblingaboutonitfrommorningtonightwasnothelpingitany。WhatIneededwasrest，ifitwereevertogetwell。
Rest！Ineverbeforeknewthemeaningoftheword。Ihadbeenrestingallmylifeanddidnotknowit。Butnow，couldIsitstillforonehalf—houranddonothing，noteventhink，itwouldbethemostpleasurablethingintheworld。Butitisarevelation，ontheotherhand。Ishallbeabletoappreciatethelivesoftheworkingpeoplehereafter。Ididnotdreamthatworkwassoterribleathing。Fromhalf—pastfiveinthemorningtillteno’clockatnightIameverybody’sslave，withnotonemomenttomyself，exceptsuchasIcanstealneartheendoftheseconddog—watch。Letmepauseforaminutetolookoutovertheseasparklinginthesun，ortogazeatasailorgoingalofttothegaff—topsails，orrunningoutthebowsprit，andIamsuretohearthehatefulvoice，\"’Ere，you，’Ump，nosodgerin’。
I’vegotmypeepersonyer。\"
Therearesignsoframpantbadtemperinthesteerage，andthegossipisgoingaroundthatSmokeandHendersonhavehadafight。Hendersonseemsthebestofthehunters，aslow—goingfellow，andhardtorouse；butrousedhemusthavebeen，forSmokehadabruisedanddiscoloredeye，andlookedparticularlyviciouswhenhecameintothecabinforsupper。
Acruelthinghappenedjustbeforesupper，indicativeofthecallousnessandbrutishnessofthesemen。Thereisonegreenhandinthecrew，Harrisonbyname，aclumsy—lookingcountryboy，mastered，imagine，bythespiritofadventure，andmakinghisfirstvoyage。Inthelightbafflingairstheschoonerhadbeentackingaboutagreatdeal，atwhichtimesthesailspassfromonesidetotheotherandamanissentalofttoshiftoverthefore—gaff—topsail。Insomeway，whenHarrisonwasaloft，thesheetjammedintheblockthroughwhichitrunsattheendofthegaff。AsIunderstoodit，thereweretwowaysofgettingitcleared，——first，byloweringtheforesail，whichwascomparativelyeasyandwithoutdanger；andsecond，byclimbingoutthepeak—halyardstotheendofthegaffitself，anexceedinglyhazardousperformance。
JohansencalledouttoHarrisontogooutthehalyards。Itwaspatenttoeverybodythattheboywasafraid。Andwellhemightbe，eightyfeetabovethedeck，totrusthimselfonthosethinandjerkingropes。Hadtherebeenasteadybreezeitwouldnothavebeensobad，buttheGhostwasrollingemptilyinalongsea，andwitheachrollthecanvasflappedandboomedandthehalyardsslackedandjerkedtaut。Theywerecapableofsnappingamanofflikeaflyfromawhip—lash。
Harrisonheardtheorderandunderstoodwhatwasdemandedofhim，buthesitated。Itwasprobablythefirsttimehehadbeenaloftinhislife。
Johansen，whohadcaughtthecontagionofWolfLarsen’smasterfulness，burstoutwithavolleyofabuseandcurses。
\"That’lldo，Johansen，\"WolfLarsensaidbrusquely。\"I’llhaveyouknowthatIdotheswearingonthisship。IfIneedyourassistance，I’llcallyouin。\"
\"Yes，sir，\"themateacknowledgedsubmissively。
InthemeantimeHarrisonhadstartedoutonthehalyards。waslookingupfromthegalleydoor，andIcouldseehimtrembling，aswithague，ineverylimb。Heproceededveryslowlyandcautiously，aninchatatime。
Outlinedagainsttheclearblueofthesky，hehadtheappearanceofanenormousspidercrawlingalongthetraceryofitsweb。
Itwasaslightuphillclimb，fortheforesailpeakedhigh；andthehalyards，runningthroughvariousblocksonthegaffandmast，gavehimseparateholdsforhandsandfeet。Butthetroublelayinthatthewindwasnotstrongenoughnorsteadyenoughtokeepthesailfull。Whenhewashalfwayout，theGhosttookalongrolltowindwardandbackagainintothehollowbetweentwoseas。Harrisonceasedhisprogressandheldontightly。Eightyfeetbeneath，Icouldseetheagonizedstrainofhismusclesashegrippedforverylife。Thesailemptiedandthegaffswungamidships。Thehalyardsslackened，and，thoughitallhappenedveryquickly，Icouldseethemsagbeneaththeweightofhisbody。Thenthegaffswungtothesidewithanabruptswiftness，thegreatsailboomedlikeacannon，andthethreerowsofreef—pointsslattedagainstthecanvaslikeavolleyofrifles。Harrison，clingingon，madethegiddyrushthroughtheair。Thisrushceasedabruptly。Thehalyardsbecameinstantlytaut。
Itwasthesnapofthewhip。Hisclutchwasbroken。Onehandwastornloosefromitshold。Theotherlingereddesperatelyforamoment，andfollowed。
Hisbodypitchedoutanddown，butinsomewayhemanagedtosavehimselfwithhislegs。Hewashangingbythem，headdownward。Aquickeffortbroughthishandsuptothehalyardsagain；buthewasalongtimeregaininghisformerposition，wherehehung，apitiableobject。
\"I’llbethehasnoappetiteforsupper，\"IheardWolfLarsen’svoice，whichcametomefromaroundthecornerofthegalley。\"Standfromunder，you，Johansen！Watchout！Hereshecomes！\"
Intruth，Harrisonwasverysick，asapersonisseasick；andforalongtimeheclungtohisprecariousperchwithoutattemptingtomove。
Johansen，however，continuedviolentlytourgehimontothecompletionofhistask。
\"Itisashame，\"IheardJohnsongrowlinginpainfullyslowandcorrectEnglish。Hewasstandingbythemainrigging，afewfeetawayfromme。
\"Theboyiswillingenough。Hewilllearnifhehasachance。Butthisis——\"Hepausedawhile，fortheword\"murder\"washisfinaljudgment。
\"Hist，willye！\"Louiswhisperedtohim。\"Fortheloveivyourmotherholdyourmouth！\"
ButJohnson，lookingon，stillcontinuedhisgrumbling。
\"Lookhere，\"thehunter，Standish，spoketoWolfLarsen，\"that’smyboat—puller，andIdon’twanttolosehim。\"
\"That’sallright，Standish，\"wasthereply。\"He’syourboat—pullerwhenyou’vegothimintheboat；buthe’smysailorwhenIhavehimaboard，andI’lldowhatIdamnwellpleasewithhim。\"
\"Butthat’snoreason——\"Standishbeganinatorrentofspeech。
\"That’lldo，easyasshegoes，\"WolfLarsencounselledback。\"I’vetoldyouwhat’swhat，andletitstopatthat。Theman’smine，andI’llmakesoupofhimandeatitifIwantto。\"
