Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Helookedatmeangrily.“Don’tyouthinkIcantellyouwhatthereistotellwithoutscrewingmyselfup?”heasked.Thesquadofglobe-trottershadgonetobed.Wewerealonebutforavaguewhiteformerectintheshadow,that,beinglookedat,cringedforward,hesitated,backedawaysilently.Itwasgettinglate,butIdidnothurrymyguest.

           ‘Inthemidstofhisforlornstateheheardhiscompanionsbegintoabusesomeone.“Whatkeptyoufromjumping,youlunatic?”saidascoldingvoice.Thechiefengineerleftthestern-sheets,andcouldbeheardclamberingforwardasifwithhostileintentionsagainst“thegreatestidiotthateverwas.”Theskippershoutedwithraspingeffortoffensiveepithetsfromwherehesatattheoar.Heliftedhisheadatthatuproar,andheardthename“George,”whileahandinthedarkstruckhimonthebreast.“Whathaveyougottosayforyourself,youfool?”queriedsomebody,withasortofvirtuousfury.“Theywereafterme,”hesaid.“Theywereabusingmeabusingme...bythenameofGeorge.”

           ‘Hepausedtostare,triedtosmile,turnedhiseyesawayandwenton.“Thatlittlesecondputshisheadrightundermynose,‘Why,it’sthatblastedmate!’‘What!’howlstheskipperfromtheotherendoftheboat.‘No!’shrieksthechief.Andhetoostoopedtolookatmyface.”

           ‘Thewindhadlefttheboatsuddenly.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 140 из 504