Лорд Джим

Chapter 34

           Itthrewitslevelraysafarasiffromacavern,andinthismournfuleclipse-likelightthestumpsoffelledtreesuproseverydark,theheavyshadowsfellatmyfeetonallsides,myownmovingshadow,andacrossmypaththeshadowofthesolitarygraveperpetuallygarlandedwithflowers.Inthedarkenedmoonlighttheinterlacedblossomstookonshapesforeigntoone’smemoryandcoloursindefinabletotheeye,asthoughtheyhadbeenspecialflowersgatheredbynoman,grownnotinthisworld,anddestinedfortheuseofthedeadalone.Theirpowerfulscenthunginthewarmair,makingitthickandheavylikethefumesofincense.Thelumpsofwhitecoralshoneroundthedarkmoundlikeachapletofbleachedskulls,andeverythingaroundwassoquietthatwhenIstoodstillallsoundandallmovementintheworldseemedtocometoanend.

           ‘Itwasagreatpeace,asiftheearthhadbeenonegrave,andforatimeIstoodtherethinkingmostlyofthelivingwho,buriedinremoteplacesoutoftheknowledgeofmankind,stillarefatedtoshareinitstragicorgrotesquemiseries.Initsnoblestrugglestoowhoknows?Thehumanheartisvastenoughtocontainalltheworld.

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