Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Iwasinterestedenoughtodiscerntheslightestshadesofexpression,butIwasnotintheleastenlightened;yetIdon’tknowwhatinthesewords,orperhapsjusttheintonationofthatphrase,inducedmesuddenlytomakeallpossibleallowancesforhim.Iceasedtobeannoyedatmyunexpectedpredicament.Itwassomemistakeonhispart;hewasblundering,andIhadanintuitionthattheblunderwasofanodious,ofanunfortunatenature.Iwasanxioustoendthissceneongroundsofdecency,justasoneisanxioustocutshortsomeunprovokedandabominableconfidence.Thefunniestpartwas,thatinthemidstofalltheseconsiderationsofthehigherorderIwasconsciousofacertaintrepidationastothepossibilitynay,likelihoodofthisencounterendinginsomedisreputablebrawlwhichcouldnotpossiblybeexplained,andwouldmakemeridiculous.Ididnothankerafterathreedays’celebrityasthemanwhogotablackeyeorsomethingofthesortfromthemateofthePatna.He,inallprobability,didnotcarewhathedid,oratanyratewouldbefullyjustifiedinhisowneyes.Ittooknomagiciantoseehewasamazinglyangryaboutsomething,forallhisquietandeventorpiddemeanour.Idon’tdenyIwasextremelydesiroustopacifyhimatallcosts,hadIonlyknownwhattodo.ButIdidn’tknow,asyoumaywellimagine.Itwasablacknesswithoutasinglegleam.Weconfrontedeachotherinsilence.Hehungfireforaboutfifteenseconds,thenmadeastepnearer,andImadereadytowardoffablow,thoughIdon’tthinkImovedamuscle.

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