Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Noharm!”

           ‘Hisfacecrimsonedasthoughhecouldnotgetridoftheairinhislungs.

           ‘“Noharm!”heburstout.“Ileaveittoyou.Youcanunderstand.Can’tyou?Youseeitdon’tyou?Noharm!GoodGod!Whatmorecouldtheyhavedone?Ohyes,IknowverywellIjumped.Certainly.Ijumped!ItoldyouIjumped;butItellyoutheyweretoomuchforanyman.Itwastheirdoingasplainlyasiftheyhadreachedupwithaboat-hookandpulledmeover.Can’tyouseeit?Youmustseeit.Come.Speakstraightout.”

           Hisuneasyeyesfasteneduponmine,questioned,begged,challenged,entreated.ForthelifeofmeIcouldn’thelpmurmuring,“You’vebeentried.”“Morethanisfair,”hecaughtupswiftly.“Iwasn’tgivenhalfachancewithaganglikethat.Andnowtheywerefriendlyoh,sodamnablyfriendly!Chums,shipmates.Allinthesameboat.Makethebestofit.Theyhadn’tmeantanything.TheydidntcareahangforGeorge.Georgehadgonebacktohisberthforsomethingatthelastmomentandgotcaught.Themanwasamanifestfool.Verysad,ofcourse....Theireyeslookedatme;theirlipsmoved;theywaggedtheirheadsattheotherendoftheboatthreeofthem;theybeckonedtome.Whynot?Hadn’tIjumped?Isaidnothing.TherearenowordsforthesortofthingsIwantedtosay.IfIhadopenedmylipsjustthenIwouldhavesimplyhowledlikeananimal.IwasaskingmyselfwhenIwouldwakeup.

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