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1、Unit12“TakeOver,Bos’n!”OscarSchisgall1HourafterhourIkeptthegunpointedattheotherninemen.Fromthelifeboat’sstern,whereI’dsatmostofthetwentydaysofourdrifting,Icouldkeepthemallcovered.IfIhadtoshootatsuchclosequarters,Iwouldn’tmiss.Theyrealizedthat.Nobodyjumpedatme.Butinthewaythey
2、allglaredIcouldseehowthey’dcometohatemyguts.2EspeciallyBarrett,who’dbeenbos’n’smate;Barrettsaidinhisharsh,crackedvoice,“You’reafool,Snyder.Y-youcan’tholdoutforever!You’rehalfasleepnow!”3Ididn’tanswer.Hewasright.Howlongcanamanstayawake?Ihadn’tdaredtoshutmyeyesinmaybeseventy-t
3、wohours.VerysoonnowI’ddozeoff,andtheinstantthathappenedthey’djumponthelittlewaterthatwasleft.4Thelastcanteenlayundermylegs.Therewasn’tmuchinitaftertwentydays.Maybeapint.Enoughtogiveeachofthemafewdrops.YetIcouldseeintheirbloodshoteyesthatthey’dgladlykillmeforthosefewdrops.Asa
4、manIdidn’tcountanymore.Iwasnolongerthirdofficer4ofthewreckedMontala.Iwasjustagunthatkeptthemawayfromthewatertheycraved.Andwiththeirtongueswollenandtheircheekssunken,theywerehalfcrazy.5ThewayIjudgedit,wemustbesometwohundredmileseastofAscension.Nowthatthestormswereover,theAtla
5、nticswellswerelongandeasy,andthemorningsunwashot–sohotitscorchedyourskin.Myowntonguewasthickenoughtoclogmythroat.I’dhavegiventherestofmylifeforasinglegulpofwater.6ButIwasthemanwiththegun—theonlyauthorityintheboat—andIknewthis:oncethewaterwasgonewe’dhavenothingtolookforwardto
6、butdeath.Aslongaswecouldlookforwardtogettingadrinklater,therewassomethingtolivefor.Wehadtomakeitlastaslongaspossible.IfI’dgivenintothecurses,we’dhaveemptiedthelastcanteendaysago.Bynowwe’dallbedead.7Themenweren’tpullingontheoars.They’dstoppedthatlongago,tooweaktogoon.Thenineo
7、fthemfacingmewereapackofbearded,ragged,half-nakedanimals,andIprobablylookedasbadastherest.Somesprawledoverthegunwales,dozing.TherestwatchedmeasBarrettdid,readytospringtheinstantIrelaxed.8Whentheyweren’tlookingatmyfacetheylookedatthecanteenundermylegs.9JeffBarrettwastheneares
8、tone.Aconstantthreat.Thebos’n’smatewasaheavyman,bald,withascarredandbrutalf
