Лорд Джим

Chapter 38

           Atumultofwar-cries,thevibratingclangofgongs,thedeepsnoringofdrums,yellsofrage,crashesofvolley-firing,madeanawfuldin,inwhichBrownsatconfoundedbutsteadyatthetiller,workinghimselfintoafuryofhateandrageagainstthosepeoplewhodaredtodefendthemselves.Twoofhismenhadbeenwounded,andhesawhisretreatcutoffbelowthetownbysomeboatsthathadputofffromTunkuAllang’sstockade.Thereweresixofthem,fullofmen.Whilehewasthusbesetheperceivedtheentranceofthenarrowcreek(thesamewhichJimhadjumpedatlowwater).Itwasthenbrimfull.Steeringthelong-boatin,theylanded,and,tomakealongstoryshort,theyestablishedthemselvesonalittleknollabout900yardsfromthestockade,which,infact,theycommandedfromthatposition.Theslopesoftheknollwerebare,buttherewereafewtreesonthesummit.Theywenttoworkcuttingthesedownforabreastwork,andwerefairlyintrenchedbeforedark;meantimetheRajah’sboatsremainedintheriverwithcuriousneutrality.Whenthesunsettheglueofmanybrushwoodblazeslightedontheriver-front,andbetweenthedoublelineofhousesonthelandsidethrewintoblackrelieftheroofs,thegroupsofslenderpalms,theheavyclumpsoffruittrees.Brownorderedthegrassroundhispositiontobefired;alowringofthinflamesundertheslowascendingsmokewriggledrapidlydowntheslopesoftheknoll;hereandthereadrybushcaughtwithatall,viciousroar.

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