Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Histhreedaughterswereawfullynice,thoughtheyresembledhimamazingly,andonthemorningshewokeupwithagloomyviewoftheirmatrimonialprospectstheofficewouldreaditinhiseyeandtremble,because,theysaid,hewassuretohavesomebodyforbreakfast.However,thatmorninghedidnoteattherenegade,but,ifImaybeallowedtocarryonthemetaphor,chewedhimupverysmall,sotospeak,andah!ejectedhimagain.

           ‘ThusinaveryfewmomentsIsawhismonstrousbulkdescendinhasteandstandstillontheoutersteps.Hehadstoppedclosetomeforthepurposeofprofoundmeditation:hislargepurplecheeksquivered.Hewasbitinghisthumb,andafterawhilenoticedmewithasidelongvexedlook.Theotherthreechapsthathadlandedwithhimmadealittlegroupwaitingatsomedistance.Therewasasallow-faced,meanlittlechapwithhisarminasling,andalongindividualinablueflannelcoat,asdryasachipandnostouterthanabroomstick,withdroopinggreymoustaches,wholookedabouthimwithanairofjauntyimbecility.Thethirdwasanupstanding,broad-shoulderedyouth,withhishandsinhispockets,turninghisbackontheothertwowhoappearedtobetalkingtogetherearnestly.HestaredacrosstheemptyEsplanade.Aramshacklegharry,alldustandvenetianblinds,pulledupshortoppositethegroup,andthedriver,throwinguphisrightfootoverhisknee,gavehimselfuptothecriticalexaminationofhistoes.Theyoungchap,makingnomovement,notevenstirringhishead,juststaredintothesunshine.

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