Лорд Джим

Chapter 20

           Atfirsthehadtravelledagooddealamongsttheislands,butagehadstolenuponhim,andoflateheseldomlefthisspacioushousethreemilesoutoftown,withanextensivegarden,andsurroundedbystables,offices,andbamboocottagesforhisservantsanddependants,ofwhomhehadmany.Hedroveinhisbuggyeverymorningtotown,wherehehadanofficewithwhiteandChineseclerks.Heownedasmallfleetofschoonersandnativecraft,anddealtinislandproduceonalargescale.Fortheresthelivedsolitary,butnotmisanthropic,withhisbooksandhiscollection,classingandarrangingspecimens,correspondingwithentomologistsinEurope,writingupadescriptivecatalogueofhistreasures.SuchwasthehistoryofthemanwhomIhadcometoconsultuponJim’scasewithoutanydefinitehope.Simplytohearwhathewouldhavetosaywouldhavebeenarelief.Iwasveryanxious,butIrespectedtheintense,almostpassionate,absorptionwithwhichhelookedatabutterfly,asthoughonthebronzesheenofthesefrailwings,inthewhitetracings,inthegorgeousmarkings,hecouldseeotherthings,animageofsomethingasperishableanddefyingdestructionasthesedelicateandlifelesstissuesdisplayingasplendourunmarredbydeath.

           ‘“Marvellous!”herepeated,lookingupatme.“Look!Thebeautybutthatisnothinglookattheaccuracy,theharmony.Andsofragile!Andsostrong!Andsoexact!ThisisNaturethebalanceofcolossalforces.

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