Лорд Джим

Chapter 36

           Itisimpossibletoseehimclearlyespeciallyasitisthroughtheeyesofothersthatwetakeourlastlookathim.IhavenohesitationinimpartingtoyouallIknowofthelastepisodethat,asheusedtosay,had“cometohim.”Onewonderswhetherthiswasperhapsthatsupremeopportunity,thatlastandsatisfyingtestforwhichIhadalwayssuspectedhimtobewaiting,beforehecouldframeamessagetotheimpeccableworld.YourememberthatwhenIwasleavinghimforthelasttimehehadaskedwhetherIwouldbegoinghomesoon,andsuddenlycriedafterme,“Tellthem...”IhadwaitedcuriousI’llown,andhopefultooonlytohearhimshout,“Nonothing.”Thatwasallthenandtherewillbenothingmore;therewillbenomessage,unlesssuchaseachofuscaninterpretforhimselffromthelanguageoffacts,thataresooftenmoreenigmaticthanthecraftiestarrangementofwords.Hemade,itistrue,onemoreattempttodeliverhimself;butthattoofailed,asyoumayperceiveifyoulookatthesheetofgreyishfoolscapenclosedhere.Hehadtriedtowrite;doyounoticethecommonplacehand?Itisheaded“TheFort,Patusun.”Isupposehehadcarriedouthisintentionofmakingoutofhishouseaplaceofdefence.Itwasanexcellentplan:adeepditch,anearthwalltoppedbyapalisade,andattheanglesgunsmountedonplatformstosweepeachsideofthesquare.

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