Лорд Джим

Chapter 7

           IfyouthinkIwaseithersurprisedorshockedyoudomeaninjusticeinmorewaysthanone!Ah,hewasanimaginativebeggar!Hewouldgivehimselfaway;hewouldgivehimselfup.Icouldseeinhisglancedartedintothenightallhisinnerbeingcarriedon,projectedheadlongintothefancifulrealmofrecklesslyheroicaspirations.Hehadnoleisuretoregretwhathehadlost,hewassowhollyandnaturallyconcernedforwhathehadfailedtoobtain.Hewasveryfarawayfrommewhowatchedhimacrossthreefeetofspace.Witheveryinstanthewaspenetratingdeeperintotheimpossibleworldofromanticachievements.Hegottotheheartofitatlast!Astrangelookofbeatitudeoverspreadhisfeatures,hiseyessparkledinthelightofthecandleburningbetweenus;hepositivelysmiled!Hehadpenetratedtotheveryhearttotheveryheart.Itwasanecstaticsmilethatyourfacesormineeitherwillneverwear,mydearboys.Iwhiskedhimbackbysaying,“Ifyouhadstucktotheship,youmean!”

           ‘Heturneduponme,hiseyessuddenlyamazedandfullofpain,withabewildered,startled,sufferingface,asthoughhehadtumbleddownfromastar.NeitheryounorIwilleverlooklikethisonanyman.Heshudderedprofoundly,asifacoldfinger-tiphadtouchedhisheart.Lastofallhesighed.

           ‘Iwasnotinamercifulmood.Heprovokedonebyhiscontradictoryindiscretions.

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