Лорд Джим

Chapter 20

           OnthatdayIhadnothingtodesire;Ihadgreatlyannoyedmyprincipalenemy;Iwasyoung,strong;Ihadfriendship;Ihadthelove”(hesaid“lof’)“ofwoman,achildIhad,tomakemyheartveryfullandevenwhatIhadoncedreamedinmysleephadcomeintomyhandtoo!”

           ‘Hestruckamatch,whichflaredviolently.Histhoughtfulplacidfacetwitchedonce.

           ‘“Friend,wife,child,”hesaidslowly,gazingatthesmallflame“phoo!”Thematchwasblownout.Hesighedandturnedagaintotheglasscase.Thefrailandbeautifulwingsquiveredfaintly,asifhisbreathhadforaninstantcalledbacktolifethatgorgeousobjectofhisdreams.

           ‘“Thework,”hebegansuddenly,pointingtothescatteredslips,andinhisusualgentleandcheerytone,“ismakinggreatprogress.Ihavebeenthisrarespecimendescribing....Na!Andwhatisyourgoodnews?”

           ‘“Totellyouthetruth,Stein,”Isaidwithaneffortthatsurprisedme,“Icameheretodescribeaspecimen....

           ‘“Butterfly?”heasked,withanunbelievingandhumorouseagerness.

           ‘“Nothingsoperfect,”Ianswered,feelingsuddenlydispiritedwithallsortsofdoubts.“Aman!”

           ‘“Achso!”hemurmured,andhissmilingcountenance,turnedtome,becamegrave.Thenafterlookingatmeforawhilehesaidslowly,“WellIamamantoo.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 253 из 504