Лорд Джим

Chapter 32

           Isupposeyoudon’tthinkso...

           ‘Imadeaprotestingmurmur.

           ‘“Nomatter,”hesaid.“Iamsatisfied...nearly.I’vegottolookonlyatthefaceofthefirstmanthatcomesalong,toregainmyconfidence.Theycan’tbemadetounderstandwhatisgoingoninme.Whatofthat?Come!Ihaven’tdonesobadly.”

           ‘“Notsobadly,”Isaid.

           ‘“Butallthesame,youwouldn’tliketohavemeaboardyourownshiphey?”

           ‘“Confoundyou!”Icried.“Stopthis.”

           ‘“Aha!Yousee,”hesaid,crowing,asitwere,overmeplacidly.“Only,”hewenton,“youjusttrytotellthistoanyofthemhere.Theywouldthinkyouafool,aliar,orworse.AndsoIcanstandit.I’vedoneathingortwoforthem,butthisiswhattheyhavedoneforme.”

           ‘“Mydearchap,”Icried,“youshallalwaysremainforthemaninsolublemystery.”Thereuponweweresilent.

           ‘“Mystery,”herepeated,beforelookingup.“Well,thenletmealwaysremainhere.”

           ‘Afterthesunhadset,thedarknessseemedtodriveuponus,borneineveryfaintpuffofthebreeze.InthemiddleofahedgedpathIsawthearrested,gaunt,watchful,andapparentlyone-leggedsilhouetteofTamb’Itam;andacrosstheduskyspacemyeyedetectedsomethingwhitemovingtoandfrobehindthesupportsoftheroof.

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