Лорд Джим

Chapter 38

           Thatfellowswamofftothecoasterfivehundredyardsorsowiththeendofawarpmadeupofalltherunninggearunroveforthepurpose.Thewaterwassmooth,andthebaydark,“liketheinsideofacow,”asBrowndescribedit.TheSolomonIslanderclamberedoverthebulwarkswiththeendoftheropeinhisteeth.ThecrewofthecoasterallTagalswereashorehavingajollificationinthenativevillage.Thetwoshipkeepersleftonboardwokeupsuddenlyandsawthedevil.Ithadglitteringeyesandleapedquickaslightningaboutthedeck.Theyfellontheirknees,paralysedwithfear,crossingthemselvesandmumblingprayers.WithalongknifehefoundinthecaboosetheSolomonIslander,withoutinterruptingtheirorisons,stabbedfirstone,thentheother;withthesameknifehesettosawingpatientlyatthecoirtabletillsuddenlyitpartedunderthebladewithasplash.Theninthesilenceofthebayheletoutacautiousshout,andBrown’sgang,whomeantimehadbeenpeeringandstrainingtheirhopefulearsinthedarkness,begantopullgentlyattheirendofthewarp.Inlessthanfiveminutesthetwoschoonerscametogetherwithaslightshockandacreakofspars.

           ‘Brown’scrowdtransferredthemselveswithoutlosinganinstant,takingwiththemtheirfirearmsandalargesupplyofammunition.

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