Лорд Джим

Chapter 41

           

           ‘Theymet,Ishouldthink,notveryfarfromtheplace,perhapsontheveryspot,whereJimtooktheseconddesperateleapofhislife—theleapthatlandedhimintothelifeofPatusan,intothetrust,thelove,theconfidenceofthepeople.Theyfacedeachotheracrossthecreek,andwithsteadyeyestriedtounderstandeachotherbeforetheyopenedtheirlips.Theirantagonismmusthavebeenexpressedintheirglances;IknowthatBrownhatedJimatfirstsight.Whateverhopeshemighthavehadvanishedatonce.Thiswasnotthemanhehadexpectedtosee.Hehatedhimforthis—andinacheckedflannelshirtwithsleevescutoffattheelbows,greybearded,withasunken,sun-blackenedface—hecursedinhishearttheother’syouthandassurance,hiscleareyesandhisuntroubledbearing.Thatfellowhadgotinalongwaybeforehim!Hedidnotlooklikeamanwhowouldbewillingtogiveanythingforassistance.Hehadalltheadvantagesonhisside—possession,security,power;hewasonthesideofanoverwhelmingforce!Hewasnothungryanddesperate,andhedidnotseemintheleastafraid.AndtherewassomethingintheveryneatnessofJim’sclothes,fromthewhitehelmettothecanvasleggingsandthepipe-clayedshoes,whichinBrown’ssombreirritatedeyesseemedtobelongtothingshehadintheveryshapingofhislifecontemnedandflouted.

           ‘“Whoareyou?”askedJimatlast,speakinginhisusualvoice.“Myname’sBrown,”answeredtheotherloudly;“CaptainBrown.

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