Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Thetaffrail-logmarkedeighteenmilesandthree-quarters,andfourironbelaying-pinsweremissingroundthemainmast.Puttheminhispocketstohelphimdown,Isuppose;but,Lord!what’sfourironpinstoapowerfulmanlikeCaptainBrierly.Maybehisconfidenceinhimselfwasjustshookabitatthelast.That’stheonlysignofflusterhegaveinhiswholelife,Ishouldthink;butIamreadytoanswerforhim,thatonceoverhedidnottrytoswimastroke,thesameashewouldhavehadpluckenoughtokeepupalldaylongonthebarechancehadhefallenoverboardaccidentally.Yes,sir.Hewassecondtononeifhesaidsohimself,asIheardhimonce.Hehadwrittentwolettersinthemiddlewatch,onetotheCompanyandtheothertome.HegavemealotofinstructionsastothepassageIhadbeeninthetradebeforehewasoutofhistimeandnoendofhintsastomyconductwithourpeopleinShanghai,sothatIshouldkeepthecommandoftheOssa.Hewrotelikeafatherwouldtoafavouriteson,CaptainMarlow,andIwasfive-and-twentyyearshisseniorandhadtastedsaltwaterbeforehewasfairlybreeched.

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