Лорд Джим

Chapter 30

           “Thereweresomefishermentherewithfish,”hesaidinashakyvoice.“Tosellfishyouunderstand.”...Itmusthavebeenthentwoo’clockinthemorningalikelytimeforanybodytohawkfishabout!

           ‘Jim,however,letthestatementpass,anddidnotgiveitasinglethought.Othermattersoccupiedhismind,andbesideshehadneitherseennorheardanything.Hecontentedhimselfbysaying,“Oh!”absently,gotadrinkofwateroutofapitcherstandingthere,andleavingCorneliusapreytosomeinexplicableemotionthatmadehimembracewithbotharmstheworm-eatenrailoftheverandahasifhislegshadfailedwentinagainandlaydownonhismattothink.By-and-byheheardstealthyfootsteps.Theystopped.Avoicewhisperedtremulouslythroughthewall,“Areyouasleep?”“No!Whatisit?”heansweredbriskly,andtherewasanabruptmovementoutside,andthenallwasstill,asifthewhispererhadbeenstartled.Extremelyannoyedatthis,Jimcameoutimpetuously,andCorneliuswithafaintshriekfledalongtheverandahasfarasthesteps,wherehehungontothebrokenbanister.Verypuzzled,Jimcalledouttohimfromthedistancetoknowwhatthedevilhemeant.“HaveyougivenyourconsiderationtowhatIspoketoyouabout?”askedCornelius,pronouncingthewordswithdifficulty,likeamaninthecoldfitofafever.“No!”shoutedJiminapassion.“Ihavenot,andIdon’tintendto.Iamgoingtolivehere,inPatusan.

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