Лорд Джим

Chapter 38

           Theyweresixteeninall:tworunawayblue-jackets,alankydeserterfromaYankeeman-of-war,acoupleofsimple,blondScandinavians,amulattoofsorts,oneblandChinamanwhocookedandtherestofthenondescriptspawnoftheSouthSeas.Noneofthemcared;Brownbentthemtohiswill,andBrown,indifferenttogallows,wasrunningawayfromthespectreofaSpanishprison.Hedidn’tgivethemthetimetotrans-shipenoughprovisions;theweatherwascalm,theairwaschargedwithdew,andwhentheycastofftheropesandsetsailtoafaintoff-shoredraughttherewasnoflutterinthedampcanvas;theiroldschoonerseemedtodetachitselfgentlyfromthestolencraftandslipawaysilently,togetherwiththeblackmassofthecoast,intothenight.

           ‘Theygotclearaway.BrownrelatedtomeindetailtheirpassagedowntheStraitsofMacassar.Itisaharrowinganddesperatestory.Theywereshortoffoodandwater;theyboardedseveralnativecraftandgotalittlefromeach.WithastolenshipBrowndidnotdaretoputintoanyport,ofcourse.Hehadnomoneytobuyanything,nopaperstoshow,andnolieplausibleenoughtogethimoutagain.AnArabbarque,undertheDutchflag,surprisedonenightatanchoroffPouloLaut,yieldedalittledirtyrice,abunchofbananas,andacaskofwater;threedaysofsqually,mistyweatherfromthenorth-eastshottheschooneracrosstheJavaSea.Theyellowmuddywavesdrenchedthatcollectionofhungryruffians.

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