Лорд Джим

Chapter 24

           Hehadtosatisfyhimselfinhisownway....“Anyhowitwasn’t,”herepeatedgood-humouredly,“andsoIjuststoodstillandaskedthemwhatwasthematter.Thatseemedtostrikethemdumb.Isawsomeofthesethievesgoingoffwithmybox.Thatlong-leggedoldscoundrelKassim(I’llshowhimtoyouto-morrow)ranoutfussingtomeabouttheRajahwantingtoseeme.Isaid,‘Allright.’ItoowantedtoseetheRajah,andIsimplywalkedinthroughthegateand—and—hereIam.”Helaughed,andthenwithunexpectedemphasis,“Anddoyouknowwhat’sthebestinit?”heasked.“I’lltellyou.It’stheknowledgethathadIbeenwipedoutitisthisplacethatwouldhavebeentheloser.”

           ‘HespokethustomebeforehishouseonthateveningI’vementioned—afterwehadwatchedthemoonfloatawayabovethechasmbetweenthehillslikeanascendingspiritoutofagrave;itssheendescended,coldandpale,liketheghostofdeadsunlight.Thereissomethinghauntinginthelightofthemoon;ithasallthedispassionatenessofadisembodiedsoul,andsomethingofitsinconceivablemystery.Itistooursunshine,which—saywhatyoulike—isallwehavetoliveby,whattheechoistothesound:misleadingandconfusingwhetherthenotebemockingorsad.Itrobsallformsofmatter—which,afterall,isourdomain—oftheirsubstance,andgivesasinisterrealitytoshadowsalone.

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