Лорд Джим

Chapter 22

           Hewasnotarticulate,andhisgratitudecausedmeinexplicablepain.Itoldhimthatifheowedthischancetoanyoneespecially,itwastoanoldScotofwhomhehadneverheard,whohaddiedmanyyearsago,ofwhomlittlewasrememberedbesidesaroaringvoiceandaroughsortofhonesty.Therewasreallynoonetoreceivehisthanks.Steinwaspassingontoayoungmanthehelphehadreceivedinhisownyoungdays,andIhaddonenomorethantomentionhisname.Uponthishecoloured,and,twistingabitofpaperinhisfingers,heremarkedbashfullythatIhadalwaystrustedhim.

           ‘Iadmittedthatsuchwasthecase,andaddedafterapausethatIwishedhehadbeenabletofollowmyexample.“YouthinkIdon’t?”heaskeduneasily,andremarkedinamutterthatonehadtogetsomesortofshowfirst;thenbrighteningup,andinaloudvoiceheprotestedhewouldgivemenooccasiontoregretmyconfidence,whichwhich...

           ‘“Donotmisapprehend,”Iinterrupted.“Itisnotinyourpowertomakemeregretanything.”Therewouldbenoregrets;butiftherewere,itwouldbealtogethermyownaffair:antheotherhand,Iwishedhimtounderstandclearlythatthisarrangement,thisthisexperiment,washisowndoing;hewasresponsibleforitandnooneelse.“Why?Why,”hestammered,“thisistheverythingthatI...Ibeggedhimnottobedense,andhelookedmorepuzzledthanever.Hewasinafairwaytomakelifeintolerabletohimself...

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