Лорд Джим

Chapter 18

           Idon’tknowwhatIshouldhavesaidordoneifIhadnotjustthenheardMr.Denvercallingmeinthepassage.Itwastiffin-time,andwewalkedtogetheracrosstheyardandthroughthegardentothebungalow.Hebegantochaffmeinhiskindlyway...Ibelievehelikedme...

           ‘Jimwassilentforawhile.

           ‘“Iknowhelikedme.That’swhatmadeitsohard.Suchasplendidman!...Thatmorningheslippedhishandundermyarm....He,too,wasfamiliarwithme.”Heburstintoashortlaugh,anddroppedhischinonhisbreast.“Pah!WhenIrememberedhowthatmeanlittlebeasthadbeentalkingtome,”hebegansuddenlyinavibratingvoice,“Icouldn’tbeartothinkofmyself...Isupposeyouknow...Inodded....“Morelikeafather,”hecried;hisvoicesank.“Iwouldhavehadtotellhim.Icouldn’tletitgooncouldI?”“Well?”Imurmured,afterwaitingawhile.“Ipreferredtogo,”hesaidslowly;“thisthingmustbeburied.”

           ‘WecouldhearintheshopBlakeupbraidingEgstrominanabusive,strainedvoice.Theyhadbeenassociatedformanyyears,andeverydayfromthemomentthedoorswereopenedtothelastminutebeforeclosing,Blake,alittlemanwithsleek,jettyhairandunhappy,beadyeyes,couldbeheardrowinghispartnerincessantlywithasortofscathingandplaintivefury.

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