Лорд Джим

Chapter 26

           Theycouldseebelowtheminthedeclininglightthevastexpanseoftheforestcountry,adarksleepingseaofsombregreenundulatingasfarasthevioletandpurplerangeofmountains;theshiningsinuosityoftheriverlikeanimmenseletterSofbeatensilver;thebrownribbonofhousesfollowingthesweepofbothbanks,overtoppedbythetwinhillsuprisingabovethenearertree-tops.Theywerewonderfullycontrasted:she,light,delicate,spare,quick,alittlewitch-like,withatouchofmotherlyfussinessinherrepose;he,facingher,immenseandheavy,likeafigureofamanroughlyfashionedofstone,withsomethingmagnanimousandruthlessinhisimmobility.Thesonoftheseoldpeoplewasamostdistinguishedyouth.

           ‘Theyhadhimlateinlife.Perhapshewasnotreallysoyoungashelooked.Four-orfive-and-twentyisnotsoyoungwhenamanisalreadyfatherofafamilyateighteen.Whenheenteredthelargeroom,linedandcarpetedwithfinemats,andwithahighceilingofwhitesheeting,wherethecouplesatinstatesurroundedbyamostdeferentialretinue,hewouldmakehiswaystraighttoDoramin,tokisshishandwhichtheotherabandonedtohim,majesticallyandthenwouldstepacrosstostandbyhismother’schair.IsupposeImaysaytheyidolisedhim,butInevercaughtthemgivinghimanovertglance.Those,itistrue,werepublicfunctions.Theroomwasgenerallythronged.

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