16 The Wine-Dark Sea - Libro della tutto

Patrick O'Brian The Wine-Dark Sea
hobbling in with them and for a moment Jack
thought he would have to top it the Tartar,
which he could hardly bear: he had underestimated
their kindness, however, for without
any wrangling they divided the task. Padeen,
the acknowledged surgical dresser, very gently
removed the soaking bandage; Fabien replaced
the exhausted salves with others from
the medicine-chest; Killick applied them, stating
that as far as he could see in this light the
eye had not suffered but that he would give a
considered judgement come the morning; and
Padeen dressed the place again. 'Will I shave
you at all, sir dear?' he asked. 'Sure you would
lay... lay...'
'More easy,' said Killick.
Shaved and looking almost like a man that
might live, Jack received Pullings at the setting
of the watch. 'How do you feel, sir?' asked
Tom in a hushed voice.