Лорд Джим

Chapter 12

           Itmayverywellbethat,hadtheybeenseen,theywouldhavehadtheeffectofamuteappealthattheirglimmerlostinthedarknessofthecloudwouldhavehadthemysteriouspowerofthehumanglancethatcanawakenthefeelingsofremorseandpity.Itwouldhavesaid,“Iamherestillhere”...andwhatmorecantheeyeofthemostforsakenofhumanbeingssay?Butsheturnedherbackonthemasifindisdainoftheirfate:shehadswunground,burdened,toglarestubbornlyatthenewdangeroftheopenseawhichshesostrangelysurvivedtoendherdaysinabreaking-upyard,asifithadbeenherrecordedfatetodieobscurelyundertheblowsofmanyhammers.WhatwerethevariousendstheirdestinyprovidedforthepilgrimsIamunabletosay;buttheimmediatefuturebrought,ataboutnineo’clocknextmorning,aFrenchgun-boathomewardboundfromReunion.Thereportofhercommanderwaspublicproperty.Hehadsweptalittleoutofhiscoursetoascertainwhatwasthematterwiththatsteamerfloatingdangerouslybytheheaduponastillandhazysea.Therewasanensign,uniondown,flyingathermaingaff(theseranghadthesensetomakeasignalofdistressatdaylight);butthecookswerepreparingthefoodinthecooking-boxesforwardasusual.Thedeckswerepackedascloseasasheep-pen:therewerepeopleperchedallalongtherails,jammedonthebridgeinasolidmass;hundredsofeyesstared,andnotasoundwasheardwhenthegunboatrangedabreast,asifallthatmultitudeoflipshadbeensealedbyaspell.

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