Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Ikeptup,and,anxiousnottolosehim,IsaidhurriedlythatIcouldn’tthinkofleavinghimunderafalseimpressionofmyofmyIstammered.ThestupidityofthephraseappalledmewhileIwastryingtofinishit,butthepowerofsentenceshasnothingtodowiththeirsenseorthelogicoftheirconstruction.Myidioticmumbleseemedtopleasehim.Hecutitshortbysaying,withcourteousplaciditythatarguedanimmensepowerofself-controlorelseawonderfulelasticityofspirits“Altogethermymistake.”Imarvelledgreatlyatthisexpression:hemighthavebeenalludingtosometriflingoccurrence.Hadn’theunderstooditsdeplorablemeaning?“Youmaywellforgiveme,”hecontinued,andwentonalittlemoodily,“AllthesestaringpeopleincourtseemedsuchfoolsthatthatitmighthavebeenasIsupposed.”

           ‘Thisopenedsuddenlyanewviewofhimtomywonder.Ilookedathimcuriouslyandmethisunabashedandimpenetrableeyes.“Ican’tputupwiththiskindofthing,”hesaid,verysimply,“andIdon’tmeanto.Incourtit’sdifferent;I’vegottostandthatandIcandoittoo.”

           ‘Idon’tpretendIunderstoodhim.Theviewsheletmehaveofhimselfwerelikethoseglimpsesthroughtheshiftingrentsinathickfogbitsofvividandvanishingdetail,givingnoconnectedideaofthegeneralaspectofacountry.Theyfedone’scuriositywithoutsatisfyingit;theywerenogoodforpurposesoforientation.Uponthewholehewasmisleading

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