Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Adrift—onshore—aftertenyears’service—andwithapoorwomanandfourchildrensixthousandmilesoffdependingonmyhalf-payforeverymouthfultheyate.Yes,sir!IchuckeditratherthanhearCaptainBrierlyabused.Heleftmehisnight-glasses—heretheyare;andhewishedmetotakecareofthedog—hereheis.Hallo,Rover,poorboy.Where’sthecaptain,Rover?”Thedoglookedupatuswithmournfulyelloweyes,gaveonedesolatebark,andcreptunderthetable.

           ‘Allthiswastakingplace,morethantwoyearsafterwards,onboardthatnauticalruintheFire-QueenthisJoneshadgotchargeof—quitebyafunnyaccident,too—fromMatherson—madMathersontheygenerallycalledhim—thesamewhousedtohangoutinHai-phong,youknow,beforetheoccupationdays.Theoldchapsnuffledon—

           ‘“Ay,sir,CaptainBrierlywillberememberedhere,ifthere’snootherplaceonearth.Iwrotefullytohisfatheranddidnotgetawordinreply—neitherThankyou,norGotothedevil!—nothing!Perhapstheydidnotwanttoknow.”

           ‘Thesightofthatwatery-eyedoldJonesmoppinghisbaldheadwitharedcottonhandkerchief,thesorrowingyelpofthedog,thesqualorofthatfly-blowncuddywhichwastheonlyshrineofhismemory,threwaveilofinexpressiblymeanpathosoverBrierly’srememberedfigure,theposthumousrevengeoffateforthatbeliefinhisownsplendourwhichhadalmostcheatedhislifeofitslegitimateterrors.Almost!Perhapswholly.

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