Лорд Джим

Chapter 30

           Itwasindeedastrangethingtocomeuponinawilderness.Theendlessnessofsuchasubtlycruelsituationwasappallingifyouthinkofit.TherespectableCornelius(Inchi‘NelyustheMalayscalledhim,withagrimacethatmeantmanythings)wasamuch-disappointedman.Idon’tknowwhathehadexpectedwouldbedoneforhiminconsiderationofhismarriage;butevidentlythelibertytosteal,andembezzle,andappropriatetohimselfformanyyearsandinanywaythatsuitedhimbest,thegoodsofStein’sTradingCompany(Steinkeptthesupplyupunfalteringlyaslongashecouldgethisskipperstotakeitthere)didnotseemtohimafairequivalentforthesacrificeofhishonourablename.JimwouldhaveenjoyedexceedinglythrashingCorneliuswithinaninchofhislife;ontheotherhand,thesceneswereofsopainfulacharacter,soabominable,thathisimpulsewouldbetogetoutofearshot,inordertosparethegirl’sfeelings.Theyleftheragitated,speechless,clutchingherbosomnowandthenwithastony,desperateface,andthenJimwouldloungeupandsayunhappily,“Nowcomereallywhat’stheuseyoumusttrytoeatabit,”orgivesomesuchmarkofsympathy.Corneliuswouldkeeponslinkingthroughthedoorways,acrosstheverandahandbackagain,asmuteasafish,andwithmalevolent,mistrustful,underhandglances.“Icanstophisgame,”Jimsaidtoheronce.“Justsaytheword.

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