Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Suchandsuchaship.Itwasmyfirstvoyage.”AndIwouldrememberabewilderedlittleshaver,nohigherthanthebackofthischair,withamotherandperhapsabigsisteronthequay,veryquietbuttooupsettowavetheirhandkerchiefsattheshipthatglidesoutgentlybetweenthepier-heads;orperhapssomedecentmiddle-agedfatherwhohadcomeearlywithhisboytoseehimoff,andstaysallthemorning,becauseheisinterestedinthewindlassapparently,andstaystoolong,andhasgottoscrambleashoreatlastwithnotimeatalltosaygood-bye.Themudpilotonthepoopsingsouttomeinadrawl,“Holdherwiththechecklineforamoment,MisterMate.There’sagentlemanwantstogetashore....Upwithyou,sir.NearlygotcarriedofftoTalcahuano,didn’tyou?Now’syourtime;easydoesit....Allright.Slackawayagainforwardthere.”Thetugs,smokinglikethepitofperdition,getholdandchurntheoldriverintofury;thegentlemanashoreisdustinghiskneesthebenevolentstewardhasshiedhisumbrellaafterhim.Allveryproper.Hehasofferedhisbitofsacrificetothesea,andnowhemaygohomepretendinghethinksnothingofit;andthelittlewillingvictimshallbeverysea-sickbeforenextmorning.

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