Theboat—pullerobeyed，takingaturnaroundthelittleforwardthwartandpayingthelineasitjerkedtaut。Theboatsheeredoutwitharush，andthehuntersteadiedittoaparallelcoursesometwentyfeetfromthesideoftheGhost。
\"Nowgetthatsaildownandcomealongside！\"WolfLarsenordered。
Heneverletgohisrifle，evenpassingdownthetackleswithonehand。
Whentheywerefast，bowandstern，andthetwouninjuredmenpreparedtocomeaboard，thehunterpickeduphisrifleasiftoplaceitinasecureposition。
\"Dropit！\"WolfLarsencried，andthehunterdroppeditasthoughitwerehotandhadburnedhim。