Лорд Джим

Chapter 20

           Earlyinthemorninghestartedfromhisfortifiedhouse,afterembracinghislittleEmma,andleavingthe“princess,”hiswife,incommand.Hedescribedhowshecamewithhimasfarasthegate,walkingwithonehandontheneckofhishorse;shehadonawhitejacket,goldpinsinherhair,andabrownleatherbeltoverherleftshoulderwitharevolverinit.“Shetalkedaswomenwilltalk,”hesaid,“tellingmetobecareful,andtotrytogetbackbeforedark,andwhatagreatwickednessitwasformetogoalone.Wewereatwar,andthecountrywasnotsafe;mymenwereputtingupbullet-proofshutterstothehouseandloadingtheirrifles,andshebeggedmetohavenofearforher.ShecoulddefendthehouseagainstanybodytillIreturned.AndIlaughedwithpleasurealittle.Ilikedtoseehersobraveandyoungandstrong.Itoowasyoungthen.Atthegateshecaughtholdofmyhandandgaveitonesqueezeandfellback.ImademyhorsestandstilloutsidetillIheardthebarsofthegateputupbehindme.Therewasagreatenemyofmine,agreatnoble—andagreatrascaltoo—roamingwithabandintheneighbourhood.Icanteredforfourorfivemiles;therehadbeenraininthenight,butthemustshadgoneup,up—andthefaceoftheearthwasclean;itlaysmilingtome,sofreshandinnocent—likealittlechild.Suddenlysomebodyfiresavolley—twentyshotsatleastitseemedtome.Ihearbulletssinginmyear,andmyhatjumpstothebackofmyhead.Itwasalittleintrigue,youunderstand.

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