Лорд Джим

Chapter 9

           ButifyouwanttoknowIdon’tmindtellingyouthatIdid,witharapidglance,estimatethedistancetothemassofdenserblacknessinthemiddleofthegrass-plotbeforetheverandah.Heexaggerated.Iwouldhavelandedshortbyseveralfeetandthat’stheonlythingofwhichIamfairlycertain.

           ‘Thelastmomenthadcome,ashethought,andhedidnotmove.Hisfeetremainedgluedtotheplanksifhisthoughtswereknockingaboutlooseinhishead.Itwasatthismomenttoothathesawoneofthemenaroundtheboatstepbackwardssuddenly,clutchattheairwithraisedarms,totterandcollapse.Hedidn’texactlyfall,heonlyslidgentlyintoasittingposture,allhunchedup,andwithhisshouldersproppedagainstthesideoftheengine-roomskylight.“Thatwasthedonkey-man.Ahaggard,white-facedchapwitharaggedmoustache.Actedthirdengineer,”heexplained.

           ‘“Dead,”Isaid.Wehadheardsomethingofthatincourt.

           ‘“Sotheysay,”hepronouncedwithsombreindifference.“OfcourseIneverknew.Weakheart.Themanhadbeencomplainingofbeingoutofsortsforsometimebefore.Excitement.Over-exertion.Devilonlyknows.Ha!ha!ha!Itwaseasytoseehedidnotwanttodieeither.Droll,isn’tit?MayIbeshotifhehadn’tbeenfooledintokillinghimself!Fooledneithermorenorless.Fooledintoit,byheavens!justasI...

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