Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Whocantellwhatflatteringviewhehadinducedhimselftotakeofhisownsuicide?

           ‘“Whydidhecommittherashact,CaptainMarlowcanyouthink?”askedJones,pressinghispalmstogether.“Why?Itbeatsme!Why?”Heslappedhislowandwrinkledforehead.“Ifhehadbeenpoorandoldandindebtandneverashoworelsemad.Buthewasn’tofthekindthatgoesmad,nothe.Youtrustme.Whatamatedon’tknowabouthisskipperisn’tworthknowing.Young,healthy,welloff,nocares....Isitheresometimesthinking,thinking,tillmyheadfairlybeginstobuzz.Therewassomereason.”

           ‘“Youmaydependonit,CaptainJones,”saidI,“itwasn’tanythingthatwouldhavedisturbedmucheitherofustwo,”Isaid;andthen,asifalighthadbeenflashedintothemuddleofhisbrain,pooroldJonesfoundalastwordofamazingprofundity.Heblewhisnose,noddingatmedolefully:“Ay,ay!neitheryounorI,sir,hadeverthoughtsomuchofourselves.”

           ‘OfcoursetherecollectionofmylastconversationwithBrierlyistingedwiththeknowledgeofhisendthatfollowedsocloseuponit.Ispokewithhimforthelasttimeduringtheprogressoftheinquiry.Itwasafterthefirstadjournment,andhecameupwithmeinthestreet.Hewasinastateofirritation,whichInoticedwithsurprise,hisusualbehaviourwhenhecondescendedtoconversebeingperfectlycool,withatraceofamusedtolerance,asiftheexistenceofhisinterlocutorhadbeenarathergoodjoke.

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