Лорд Джим

Chapter 3

           Iwould!Straight!AndIwon’tgooffthebridge.Wheredoyouexpectmetotaketheaironanightlikethis,eh?Ondeckamongstthatvermindownthere?Likely—ain’tit!AndIamnotafraidofanythingyoucando.’

           TheGermanliftedtwoheavyfiststoheavenandshookthemalittlewithoutaword.

           ‘Idon’tknowwhatfearis,’pursuedtheengineer,withtheenthusiasmofsincereconviction.‘Iamnotafraidofdoingallthebloomin’workinthisrottenhooker,b’gosh!Andajollygoodthingforyouthattherearesomeofusabouttheworldthataren’tafraidoftheirlives,orwherewouldyoube—youandthisoldthingherewithherplateslikebrownpaper—brownpaper,s’elpme?It’sallveryfineforyou—yougetapowerofpiecesoutofheronewayandanother;butwhataboutme—whatdoIget?Ameaslyhundredandfiftydollarsamonthandfindyourself.Iwishtoaskyourespectfully—respectfully,mind—whowouldn’tchuckadrattedjoblikethis?‘Tain’tsafe,s’elpme,itain’t!OnlyIamoneofthemfearlessfellows...’

           Heletgotherailandmadeamplegesturesasifdemonstratingintheairtheshapeandextentofhisvalour;histhinvoicedartedinprolongedsqueaksuponthesea,hetiptoedbackandforthforthebetteremphasisofutterance,andsuddenlypitcheddownhead-firstasthoughhehadbeenclubbedfrombehind

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