Лорд Джим

Chapter 4

           Hespokeslowly;herememberedswiftlyandwithextremevividness;hecouldhavereproducedlikeanechothemoaningoftheengineerforthebetterinformationofthesemenwhowantedfacts.Afterhisfirstfeelingofrevolthehadcomeroundtotheviewthatonlyameticulousprecisionofstatementwouldbringoutthetruehorrorbehindtheappallingfaceofthings.Thefactsthosemenweresoeagertoknowhadbeenvisible,tangible,opentothesenses,occupyingtheirplaceinspaceandtime,requiringfortheirexistenceafourteen-hundred-tonsteamerandtwenty-sevenminutesbythewatch;theymadeawholethathadfeatures,shadesofexpression,acomplicatedaspectthatcouldberememberedbytheeye,andsomethingelsebesides,somethinginvisible,adirectingspiritofperditionthatdweltwithin,likeamalevolentsoulinadetestablebody.Hewasanxioustomakethisclear.Thishadnotbeenacommonaffair,everythinginithadbeenoftheutmostimportance,andfortunatelyherememberedeverything.Hewantedtogoontalkingfortruth’ssake,perhapsforhisownsakealso;andwhilehisutterancewasdeliberate,hismindpositivelyflewroundandroundtheserriedcircleoffactsthathadsurgedupallabouthimtocuthimofffromtherestofhiskind:itwaslikeacreaturethat,findingitselfimprisonedwithinanenclosureofhighstakes,dashesroundandround,distractedinthenight,tryingtofindaweakspot,acrevice,aplacetoscale,someopeningthroughwhichitmaysqueezeitselfandescape.

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