? ? ? ? Maud received my report with obvious relief, and the sight of smoke which later rose in the galley put her in a more cheerful mood. The next day, and the next, we saw the galley smoke rising, and sometimes we caught glimpses of him on the poop. But that was all. He made no attempt to come ashore. This we knew, for we still maintained our night watches. We were waiting for him to do something,- to show his hand, so to say,- and his inaction puzzled and worried us.
? ? ? ? A week of this passed by. We had no other interest than Wolf Larsen, and his presence weighed us down with an apprehension which prevented us from doing any of the little things we had planned.
? ? ? ? But at the end of the week the smoke ceased rising from the galley, and he no longer showed himself on the poop.
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