Лорд Джим

Chapter 1

           Hesawhimselfsavingpeoplefromsinkingships,cuttingawaymastsinahurricane,swimmingthroughasurfwithaline;orasalonelycastaway,barefootedandhalfnaked,walkingonuncoveredreefsinsearchofshellfishtostaveoffstarvation.Heconfrontedsavagesontropicalshores,quelledmutiniesonthehighseas,andinasmallboatupontheoceankeptuptheheartsofdespairingmenalwaysanexampleofdevotiontoduty,andasunflinchingasaheroinabook.

           ‘Something’sup.Comealong.’

           Heleapedtohisfeet.Theboyswerestreaminguptheladders.Abovecouldbeheardagreatscurryingaboutandshouting,andwhenhegotthroughthehatchwayhestoodstillasifconfounded.

           Itwastheduskofawinter’sday.Thegalehadfreshenedsincenoon,stoppingthetrafficontheriver,andnowblewwiththestrengthofahurricaneinfitfulburststhatboomedlikesalvoesofgreatgunsfiringovertheocean.Therainslantedinsheetsthatflickedandsubsided,andbetweenwhilesJimhadthreateningglimpsesofthetumblingtide,thesmallcraftjumbledandtossingalongtheshore,themotionlessbuildingsinthedrivingmist,thebroadferry-boatspitchingponderouslyatanchor,thevastlanding-stagesheavingupanddownandsmotheredinsprays.Thenextgustseemedtoblowallthisaway.Theairwasfullofflyingwater.

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