Лорд Джим

Chapter 27

           Well,yes;afunnysetout,uponthewholethefoollookedoldenoughtobehisgrandfather.Butfromanotherpointofviewitwasnojoke.HisworddecidedeverythingeversincethesmashingofSherifAli.Anawfulresponsibility,”herepeated.“No,reallyjokingapart,haditbeenthreelivesinsteadofthreerottenbrasspotsitwouldhavebeenthesame....

           ‘Thusheillustratedthemoraleffectofhisvictoryinwar.Itwasintruthimmense.Ithadledhimfromstrifetopeace,andthroughdeathintotheinnermostlifeofthepeople;butthegloomofthelandspreadoutunderthesunshinepreserveditsappearanceofinscrutable,ofsecularrepose.Thesoundofhisfreshyoungvoiceit’sextraordinaryhowveryfewsignsofwearheshowedfloatedlightly,andpassedawayovertheunchangedfaceoftheforestslikethesoundofthebiggunsonthatcolddewymorningwhenhehadnootherconcernonearthbutthepropercontrolofthechillsinhisbody.Withthefirstslantofsun-raysalongtheseimmovabletree-topsthesummitofonehillwreatheditself,withheavyreports,inwhitecloudsofsmoke,andtheotherburstintoanamazingnoiseofyells,war-cries,shoutsofanger,ofsurprise,ofdismay.JimandDainWariswerethefirsttolaytheirhandsonthestakes.ThepopularstoryhasitthatJimwithatouchofonefingerhadthrowndownthegate.Hewas,ofcourse,anxioustodisclaimthisachievement.

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