Лорд Джим

Chapter 14

           Youmustseethingsexactlyastheyareifyoudon’t,youmayjustaswellgiveinatonce.Youwillneverdoanythinginthisworld.Lookatme.Imadeitapracticenevertotakeanythingtoheart.”“Yes,”Isaid,“youseethingsastheyare.”“IwishIcouldseemypartnercomingalong,that’swhatIwishtosee,”hesaid.“Knowmypartner?OldRobinson.Yes;theRobinson.Don’tyouknow?ThenotoriousRobinson.ThemanwhosmuggledmoreopiumandbaggedmoresealsinhistimethananylooseJohnnynowalive.Theysayheusedtoboardthesealing-schoonersupAlaskawaywhenthefogwassothickthattheLordGod,Healone,couldtellonemanfromanother.Holy-TerrorRobinson.That’stheman.Heiswithmeinthatguanothing.Thebestchanceheevercameacrossinhislife.”Heputhislipstomyear.“Cannibal?well,theyusedtogivehimthenameyearsandyearsago.Yourememberthestory?AshipwreckonthewestsideofStewartIsland;that’sright;sevenofthemgotashore,anditseemstheydidnotgetonverywelltogether.Somemenaretoocantankerousforanythingdon’tknowhowtomakethebestofabadjobdon’tseethingsastheyareastheyare,myboy!Andthenwhat’stheconsequence?Obvious!Trouble,trouble;aslikelyasnotaknockonthehead;andserve‘emrighttoo.Thatsortisthemostusefulwhenit’sdead.

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