Лорд Джим

Chapter 4

           Thelightofabroadwindowundertheceilingfellfromaboveontheheadsandshouldersofthethreemen,andtheywerefiercelydistinctinthehalf-lightofthebigcourt-roomwheretheaudienceseemedcomposedofstaringshadows.Theywantedfacts.Facts!Theydemandedfactsfromhim,asiffactscouldexplainanything!

           ‘Afteryouhadconcludedyouhadcollidedwithsomethingfloatingawash,sayawater-loggedwreck,youwereorderedbyyourcaptaintogoforwardandascertainiftherewasanydamagedone.Didyouthinkitlikelyfromtheforceoftheblow?’askedtheassessorsittingtotheleft.Hehadathinhorseshoebeard,salientcheek-bones,andwithbothelbowsonthedeskclaspedhisruggedhandsbeforehisface,lookingatJimwiththoughtfulblueeyes;theother,aheavy,scornfulman,thrownbackinhisseat,hisleftarmextendedfulllength,drummeddelicatelywithhisfinger-tipsonablotting-pad:inthemiddlethemagistrateuprightintheroomyarm-chair,hisheadinclinedslightlyontheshoulder,hadhisarmscrossedonhisbreastandafewflowersinaglassvasebythesideofhisinkstand.

           ‘Ididnot,’saidJim.‘Iwastoldtocallnooneandtomakenonoiseforfearofcreatingapanic.Ithoughttheprecautionreasonable.Itookoneofthelampsthatwerehungundertheawningsandwentforward.AfteropeningtheforepeakhatchIheardsplashinginthere.Iloweredthenthelampthewholedriftofitslanyard,andsawthattheforepeakwasmorethanhalffullofwateralready.

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