Лорд Джим

Chapter 9

           Nodoubtitmaddenedhim;itknockedhimoverafreshinamannerofspeakingbutitmadehimalsorememberthatimportantpurposewhichhadsenthimrushingonthatbridgeonlytoslipcleanoutofhismind.Hehadintendedtocutthelifeboatsclearoftheship.Hewhippedouthisknifeandwenttoworkslashingasthoughhehadseennothing,hadheardnothing,hadknownofnooneonboard.Theythoughthimhopelesslywrong-headedandcrazy,butdarednotprotestnoisilyagainstthisuselesslossoftime.Whenhehaddonehereturnedtotheverysamespotfromwhichhehadstarted.Thechiefwasthere,readywithaclutchathimtowhisperclosetohishead,scathingly,asthoughhewantedtobitehisear

           ‘“Yousillyfool!doyouthinkyou’llgettheghostofashowwhenallthatlotofbrutesisinthewater?Why,theywillbatteryourheadforyoufromtheseboats.”

           ‘Hewrunghishands,ignored,atJim’selbow.Theskipperkeptupanervousshuffleinoneplaceandmumbled,“Hammer!hammer!MeinGott!Getahammer.”

           ‘Thelittleengineerwhimperedlikeachild,but,brokenarmandall,heturnedouttheleastcravenofthelotasitseems,and,actually,musteredenoughplucktorunanerrandtotheengine-room.Notrifle,itmustbeownedinfairnesstohim.Jimtoldmehedarteddesperatelookslikeacorneredman,gaveonelowwail,anddashedoff.Hewasbackinstantlyclambering,hammerinhand,andwithoutapauseflunghimselfatthebolt.

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