Лорд Джим

Chapter 9

           Inthisassaultuponhisfortitudetherewasthejeeringintentionofaspitefulandvilevengeance;therewasanelementofburlesqueinhisordealadegradationoffunnygrimacesintheapproachofdeathordishonour.

           ‘HerelatedfactswhichIhavenotforgotten,butatthisdistanceoftimeIcouldn’trecallhisverywords:Ionlyrememberthathemanagedwonderfullytoconveythebroodingrancourofhismindintothebarerecitalofevents.Twice,hetoldme,heshuthiseyesinthecertitudethattheendwasuponhimalready,andtwicehehadtoopenthemagain.Eachtimehenotedthedarkeningofthegreatstillness.Theshadowofthesilentcloudhadfallenupontheshipfromthezenith,andseemedtohaveextinguishedeverysoundofherteeminglife.Hecouldnolongerhearthevoicesundertheawnings.Hetoldmethateachtimeheclosedhiseyesaflashofthoughtshowedhimthatcrowdofbodies,laidoutfordeath,asplainasdaylight.Whenheopenedthem,itwastoseethedimstruggleoffourmenfightinglikemadwithastubbornboat.“Theywouldfallbackbeforeittimeaftertime,standswearingateachother,andsuddenlymakeanotherrushinabunch....Enoughtomakeyoudielaughing,”hecommentedwithdowncasteyes;thenraisingthemforamomenttomyfacewithadismalsmile,“Ioughttohaveamerrylifeofit,byGod!forIshallseethatfunnysightagoodmanytimesyetbeforeIdie.”Hiseyesfellagain.“Seeandhear....Seeandhear,”herepeatedtwice,atlongintervals,filledbyvacantstaring.

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