Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           By-and-by,whenhehaslearnedallthelittlemysteriesandtheonegreatsecretofthecraft,heshallbefittoliveordieastheseamaydecree;andthemanwhohadtakenahandinthisfoolgame,inwhichtheseawinseverytoss,willbepleasedtohavehisbackslappedbyaheavyyounghand,andtohearacheerysea-puppyvoice:“Doyourememberme,sir?ThelittleSo-and-so.”

           ‘Itellyouthisisgood;ittellsyouthatonceinyourlifeatleastyouhadgonetherightwaytowork.Ihavebeenthusslapped,andIhavewinced,fortheslapwasheavy,andIhaveglowedalldaylongandgonetobedfeelinglesslonelyintheworldbyvirtueofthatheartythump.Don’tIrememberthelittleSo-and-so’s!ItellyouIoughttoknowtherightkindoflooks.Iwouldhavetrustedthedecktothatyoungsteronthestrengthofasingleglance,andgonetosleepwithbotheyesand,byJove!itwouldn’thavebeensafe.Therearedepthsofhorrorinthatthought.Helookedasgenuineasanewsovereign,buttherewassomeinfernalalloyinhismetal.Howmuch?Theleastthingtheleastdropofsomethingrareandaccursed;theleastdrop!buthemadeyoustandingtherewithhisdon’t-care-hangairhemadeyouwonderwhetherperchancehewerenothingmorerarethanbrass.

           ‘Icouldn’tbelieveit.ItellyouIwantedtoseehimsquirmforthehonourofthecraft.Theothertwono-accountchapsspottedtheircaptain,andbegantomoveslowlytowardsus.

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