Лорд Джим

Chapter 33

           Youmustfeelthat.Youmustknowthat.”“Yes,Iknowthat,”shebreathedout,hardandstill,asastatuemightwhisper.

           ‘IfeltIhaddonenothing.AndwhatisitthatIhadwishedtodo?Iamnotsurenow.AtthetimeIwasanimatedbyaninexplicableardour,asifbeforesomegreatandnecessarytasktheinfluenceofthemomentuponmymentalandemotionalstate.Thereareinallourlivessuchmoments,suchinfluences,comingfromtheoutside,asitwere,irresistible,incomprehensibleasifbroughtaboutbythemysteriousconjunctionsoftheplanets.Sheowned,asIhadputittoher,hisheart.Shehadthatandeverythingelseifshecouldonlybelieveit.WhatIhadtotellherwasthatinthewholeworldtherewasnoonewhoeverwouldneedhisheart,hismind,hishand.Itwasacommonfate,andyetitseemedanawfulthingtosayofanyman.Shelistenedwithoutaword,andherstillnessnowwasliketheprotestofaninvincibleunbelief.Whatneedshecarefortheworldbeyondtheforests?Iasked.Fromallthemultitudesthatpeopledthevastnessofthatunknowntherewouldcome,Iassuredher,aslongashelived,neitheracallnorasignforhim.Never.Iwascarriedaway.Never!Never!IrememberwithwonderthesortofdoggedfiercenessIdisplayed.Ihadtheillusionofhavinggotthespectrebythethroatatlast.Indeedthewholerealthinghasleftbehindthedetailedandamazingimpressionofadream.Whyshouldshefear?Sheknewhimtobestrong,true,wise,brave.Hewasallthat.Certainly.Hewasmore

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