Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Takeawaymycertificate.Takeit.Idon’twantthecertificate.Amanlikemedon’twantyourverfluchtecertificate.Ishpitonit.”Hespat.“IvillanAmerigancitizenbegome,”hecried,frettingandfumingandshufflinghisfeetasiftofreehisanklesfromsomeinvisibleandmysteriousgraspthatwouldnotlethimgetawayfromthatspot.Hemadehimselfsowarmthatthetopofhisbulletheadpositivelysmoked.Nothingmysteriouspreventedmefromgoingaway:curiosityisthemostobviousofsentiments,anditheldmetheretoseetheeffectofafullinformationuponthatyoungfellowwho,handsinpockets,andturninghisbackuponthesidewalk,gazedacrossthegrass-plotsoftheEsplanadeattheyellowporticooftheMalabarHotelwiththeairofamanabouttogoforawalkassoonashisfriendisready.That’showhelooked,anditwasodious.Iwaitedtoseehimoverwhelmed,confounded,piercedthroughandthrough,squirminglikeanimpaledbeetleandIwashalfafraidtoseeittooifyouunderstandwhatImean.Nothingmoreawfulthantowatchamanwhohasbeenfoundout,notinacrimebutinamorethancriminalweakness.Thecommonestsortoffortitudepreventsusfrombecomingcriminalsinalegalsense;itisfromweaknessunknown,butperhapssuspected,asinsomepartsoftheworldyoususpectadeadlysnakeineverybushfromweaknessthatmayliehidden,watchedorunwatched,prayedagainstormanfullyscorned,repressedormaybeignoredmorethanhalfalifetime,notoneofusissafe.

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