Лорд Джим

Chapter 37

           andbeforethesunhadsethecouldnotseemeanymorehewasmadeblindanddeafandwithoutpity,asyouallare.Heshallhavenotearsfromme.Never,never.Notonetear.Iwillnot!HewentawayfrommeasifIhadbeenworsethandeath.Hefledasifdrivenbysomeaccursedthinghehadheardorseeninhissleep....

           ‘Hersteadyeyesseemedtostrainaftertheshapeofamantornoutofherarmsbythestrengthofadream.Shemadenosigntomysilentbow.Iwasgladtoescape.

           ‘Isawheronceagain,thesameafternoon.OnleavingherIhadgoneinsearchofStein,whomIcouldnotfindindoors;andIwanderedout,pursuedbydistressfulthoughts,intothegardens,thosefamousgardensofStein,inwhichyoucanfindeveryplantandtreeoftropicallowlands.Ifollowedthecourseofthecanalisedstream,andsatforalongtimeonashadedbenchneartheornamentalpond,wheresomewaterfowlwithclippedwingsweredivingandsplashingnoisily.Thebranchesofcasuarinatreesbehindmeswayedlightly,incessantly,remindingmeofthesoughingoffirtreesathome.

           ‘Thismournfulandrestlesssoundwasafitaccompanimenttomymeditations.Shehadsaidhehadbeendrivenawayfromherbyadream,andtherewasnoansweronecouldmakeherthereseemedtobenoforgivenessforsuchatransgression.

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