Лорд Джим

Chapter 16

           IfeltthiswhileIsatwithmyfaceoverthepaperandhefoughtandgasped,strugglingforhisbreathinthatterriblystealthyway,inmyroom;Ifeltitwhenherushedoutontheverandahasiftoflinghimselfoveranddidn’t;Ifeltitmoreandmoreallthetimeheremainedoutside,faintlylightedonthebackgroundofnight,asifstandingontheshoreofasombreandhopelesssea.

           ‘Anabruptheavyrumblemademeliftmyhead.Thenoiseseemedtorollaway,andsuddenlyasearchingandviolentglarefellontheblindfaceofthenight.Thesustainedanddazzlingflickersseemedtolastforanunconscionabletime.ThegrowlofthethunderincreasedsteadilywhileIlookedathim,distinctandblack,plantedsolidlyupontheshoresofaseaoflight.Atthemomentofgreatestbrilliancethedarknessleapedbackwithaculminatingcrash,andhevanishedbeforemydazzledeyesasutterlyasthoughhehadbeenblowntoatoms.Ablusteringsighpassed;furioushandsseemedtotearattheshrubs,shakethetopsofthetreesbelow,slamdoors,breakwindow-panes,allalongthefrontofthebuilding.Hesteppedin,closingthedoorbehindhim,andfoundmebendingoverthetable:mysuddenanxietyastowhathewouldsaywasverygreat,andakintoafright.“MayIhaveacigarette?”heasked.Igaveapushtotheboxwithoutraisingmyhead.“Iwantwanttobacco,”hemuttered.Ibecameextremelybuoyant.“Justamoment.”Igruntedpleasantly.Hetookafewstepshereandthere.“That’sover,”Iheardhimsay.

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