Лорд Джим

Chapter 8

           Nottheleastwonderofthesetwentyminutes,tomymind,isthebehaviourofthetwohelmsmen.TheywereamongstthenativebatchofallsortsbroughtoverfromAdentogiveevidenceattheinquiry.Oneofthem,labouringunderintensebashfulness,wasveryyoung,andwithhissmooth,yellow,cheerycountenancelookedevenyoungerthanhewas.IrememberperfectlyBrierlyaskinghim,throughtheinterpreter,whathethoughtofitatthetime,andtheinterpreter,afterashortcolloquy,turningtothecourtwithanimportantair

           ‘“Hesayshethoughtnothing.”

           ‘Theother,withpatientblinkingeyes,abluecottonhandkerchief,fadedwithmuchwashing,boundwithasmarttwistoveralotofgreywisps,hisfaceshrunkintogrimhollows,hisbrownskinmadedarkerbyameshofwrinkles,explainedthathehadaknowledgeofsomeevilthingbefallingtheship,buttherehadbeennoorder;hecouldnotrememberanorder;whyshouldheleavethehelm?Tosomefurtherquestionshejerkedbackhisspareshoulders,anddeclareditnevercameintohismindthenthatthewhitemenwereabouttoleavetheshipthroughfearofdeath.Hedidnotbelieveitnow.Theremighthavebeensecretreasons.Hewaggedhisoldchinknowingly.Aha!secretreasons.

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