第32章

“ThenitwillbetheDevilthatwillbedrawinghim，sincethedirectionofHellisalwaystheeasiest。“

“Well，YOUwillnotbegoingthatway，Isuppose？Youdon’taltogetherfancyit？“

“WhyshouldI？“

“Becauseyouhavedeclaredittobetheeasiestway。“

“Well，Iamnotasaint。“

“No，ha-ha！youarenot。“

“Andyoumeanthat——？“

“Imeannothing。Ifadog’schainbeshort，heisnottobeblamed。“

Whereupon，settingnosetonose，thepairplungedintoaquarrelstillmoreheatedastheyexpoundedinsimple，butoftencuriouslyapposite，languageopinionsintelligibletothemselvesalone。Theonepeasant，aleanfellowwithlengthylimbs，cold，sarcasticeyes，andadark，bonycountenance，spokeloudlyandsonorously，withfrequentshrugsoftheshoulders，whiletheotherpeasant，amanstoutandbroadofbuildwhountilnowhadseemedcalm，self-assuredofdemeanour，andamanofsettledviews，breathedheavily，whilehisoxlikeeyesglowedwithanardourcausinghisfacetoflushpatchily，andhisbeardtostickoutfromhischin。

“Lookhere，forinstance，“hegrowledashegesticulatedandrolledhisdulleyesabout。“Howcanthatbe？DoesnotevenGodknowwhereinamanoughttorestrainhimself？“

“IftheDevilbeone’smaster，Goddoesn’tcomeintothematter。“

“Liar！Forwhowasthefirstwhoraisedhishandagainsthisfellow？“

“Cain。“

“Andthefirstmanwhorepentedofasin？“

“Adam。“

“Ah！Yousee！“

Heretherebrokeintothedisputeashoutof:“Theyarejustgettinghimaboard！“andthecrowd，rushingawayfromthestern，carriedwithitthetwodisputants——thesparerpeasant；

loweringhisshoulders，andbuttoninguphisjacketashewent；

whilethebeardedpeasant，followingathisheels，thrusthisheadforwardinasurlymannerasheshiftedhiscapfromtheoneeartotheother。

Withaponderousbeatingofpaddlesagainstthecurrentthesteamerheavedto，andthecaptainshoutedthroughaspeaking-trumpet，withaviewtopreventingacollisionbetweenthebargeandthestemofthevessel:

“Putherover！Puthero-o-ove-r！“

Soonthefishing-boatcamealongside，andthehalf-drownedman，withaformaslimpasahalf-emptysack，andwaterexudingfromeverystitch，andhishithertohaggardfacegrownsmoothandsimple-looking，washoistedonboard。

Next，onthesailorslayinghimuponthehatchwayofthebaggagehold，hesatup，leanedforward，smoothedhiswethairwiththepalmsofhishands，andaskeddully，withoutlookingatanyone:

“Havetheyalsorecoveredmycap？“

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