Лорд Джим

Chapter 3

           Iwould!Straight!AndIwon’tgooffthebridge.Wheredoyouexpectmetotaketheaironanightlikethis,eh?Ondeckamongstthatvermindownthere?Likelyain’tit!AndIamnotafraidofanythingyoucando.’

           TheGermanliftedtwoheavyfiststoheavenandshookthemalittlewithoutaword.

           ‘Idon’tknowwhatfearis,’pursuedtheengineer,withtheenthusiasmofsincereconviction.‘Iamnotafraidofdoingallthebloomin’workinthisrottenhooker,b’gosh!Andajollygoodthingforyouthattherearesomeofusabouttheworldthataren’tafraidoftheirlives,orwherewouldyoubeyouandthisoldthingherewithherplateslikebrownpaperbrownpaper,s’elpme?It’sallveryfineforyouyougetapowerofpiecesoutofheronewayandanother;butwhataboutmewhatdoIget?Ameaslyhundredandfiftydollarsamonthandfindyourself.Iwishtoaskyourespectfullyrespectfully,mindwhowouldn’tchuckadrattedjoblikethis?‘Tain’tsafe,s’elpme,itain’t!OnlyIamoneofthemfearlessfellows...

           Heletgotherailandmadeamplegesturesasifdemonstratingintheairtheshapeandextentofhisvalour;histhinvoicedartedinprolongedsqueaksuponthesea,hetiptoedbackandforthforthebetteremphasisofutterance,andsuddenlypitcheddownhead-firstasthoughhehadbeenclubbedfrombehind

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