Лорд Джим

Chapter 15

           IfIspoke,wouldthatmotionlessandsufferingyouthleapintotheobscurity—clutchatthestraw?Ifoundouthowdifficultitmaybesometimestomakeasound.Thereisaweirdpowerinaspokenword.Andwhythedevilnot?IwasaskingmyselfpersistentlywhileIdroveonwithmywriting.Allatonce,ontheblankpage,undertheverypointofthepen,thetwofiguresofChesterandhisantiquepartner,verydistinctandcomplete,woulddodgeintoviewwithstrideandgestures,asifreproducedinthefieldofsomeopticaltoy.Iwouldwatchthemforawhile.No!Theyweretoophantasmalandextravaganttoenterintoanyone’sfate.Andawordcarriesfar—veryfar—dealsdestructionthroughtimeasthebulletsgoflyingthroughspace.Isaidnothing;andhe,outtherewithhisbacktothelight,asifboundandgaggedbyalltheinvisiblefoesofman,madenostirandmadenosound.’

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