Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Hedeparted,disappeared,vanished,absconded;andabsurdlyenoughitlookedasthoughhehadtakenthatgharrywithhim,forneveragaindidIcomeacrossasorrelponywithaslitearandalackadaisicalTamildriverafflictedbyasorefoot.ThePacificisindeedbig;butwhetherhefoundaplaceforadisplayofhistalentsinitornot,thefactremainshehadflownintospacelikeawitchonabroom-stick.Thelittlechapwithhisarminaslingstartedtorunafterthecarriage,bleating,“Captain!Isay,Captain!Isa-a-ay!”butafterafewstepsstoppedshort,hunghishead,andwalkedbackslowly.Atthesharprattleofthewheelstheyoungfellowspunroundwherehestood.Hemadenoothermovement,nogesture,nosign,andremainedfacinginthenewdirectionafterthegharryhadswungoutofsight.

           ‘Allthishappenedinmuchlesstimethanittakestotell,sinceIamtryingtointerpretforyouintoslowspeechtheinstantaneouseffectofvisualimpressions.Nextmomentthehalf-casteclerk,sentbyArchietolookalittleafterthepoorcastawaysofthePatna,cameuponthescene.Heranouteagerandbareheaded,lookingrightandleft,andveryfullofhismission.Itwasdoomedtobeafailureasfarastheprincipalpersonwasconcerned,butheapproachedtheotherswithfussyimportance,and,almostimmediately,foundhimselfinvolvedinaviolentaltercationwiththechapthatcarriedhisarminasling,andwhoturnedouttobeextremelyanxiousforarow.Hewasn’tgoingtobeorderedabout“nothe,b’gosh.”

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