Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           ‘Thenextcasewasthatofassaultandbatterycommitteduponamoney-lender,Ibelieve;andthedefendantavenerablevillagerwithastraightwhitebeardsatonamatjustoutsidethedoorwithhissons,daughters,sons-in-law,theirwives,and,Ishouldthink,halfthepopulationofhisvillagebesides,squattingorstandingaroundhim.Aslimdarkwoman,withpartofherbackandoneblackshoulderbared,andwithathingoldringinhernose,suddenlybegantotalkinahigh-pitched,shrewishtone.Themanwithmeinstinctivelylookedupather.Wewerethenjustthroughthedoor,passingbehindJim’sburlyback.

           ‘Whetherthosevillagershadbroughttheyellowdogwiththem,Idon’tknow.Anyhow,adogwasthere,weavinghimselfinandoutamongstpeople’slegsinthatmutestealthywaynativedogshave,andmycompanionstumbledoverhim.Thedogleapedawaywithoutasound;theman,raisinghisvoicealittle,saidwithaslowlaugh,“Lookatthatwretchedcur,”anddirectlyafterwardswebecameseparatedbyalotofpeoplepushingin.Istoodbackforamomentagainstthewallwhilethestrangermanagedtogetdownthestepsanddisappeared.IsawJimspinround.Hemadeastepforwardandbarredmyway.Wewerealone;heglaredatmewithanairofstubbornresolution.IbecameawareIwasbeingheldup,sotospeak,asifinawood.

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