A misstep while performing his duties aboard ship, results in violence towards Hump. Hump receives his dried clothing, but notices that some valuably articles are now missing, resulting in an altercation with Mugridge. "Hump" receives very little sympathy from the crew for his injuries. An accident aboard the Ghost results in a new nickname for the narrator. Mugridge treats the new cabin boy harshly, ordering him around every chance he gets. Captain Larsen informs Hump of his new position aboard the Ghost, all the while ridiculing his weak appearance. Humphrey meets the tyrannical Captain Larsen, and finds that his request to be released from the ship falls on deaf ears. The cook, Thomas Mugridge, explains the current situation aboard ship. Humphrey awakens to find himself aboard the Ghost, a seal-hunter headed for Japan. The narrator of the Novel, Humphrey Van Weyden, finds himself in a very precarious situation before he is rescued by a passing sealing ship. The Sea-Wolf is a psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London about a literary critic and other survivors of an ocean collision who come under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues them.
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