There were the two watchmen , sure enough : red-cap on his back , as stiff as a handspike , with his arms stretched out like those of a crucifix and his teeth showing through his open lips ; Israel Hands propped against the bulwarks , his chin on his chest , his hands lying open before him on the deck , his face as white , under its tan , as a tallow candle .
Там, конечно, были два вахтенных: красная шапочка на спине, жесткий, как шпигат, с руками, вытянутыми, как у распятия, и зубами, показывающимися сквозь открытые губы; руки, прислоненные к фальшборту, подбородок на груди, руки, раскрытые перед ним на палубе, лицо, белое под загаром, как сальная свеча.