Большие ожидания

Chapter 53

           Wildasmyinwardhurrywas,andwonderfultheforceofthepicturesthatrushedbymeinsteadofthoughts,Icouldyetclearlyunderstandthat,unlesshehadresolvedthatIwaswithinafewmomentsofsurelyperishingoutofallhumanknowledge,hewouldneverhavetoldmewhathehadtold.

           Ofasudden,hestopped,tookthecorkoutofhisbottle,andtosseditaway.Lightasitwas,Ihearditfalllikeaplummet.Heswallowedslowly,tiltingupthebottlebylittleandlittle,andnowhelookedatmenomore.Thelastfewdropsofliquorhepouredintothepalmofhishand,andlickedup.Then,withasuddenhurryofviolenceandswearinghorribly,hethrewthebottlefromhim,andstooped;andIsawinhishandastone-hammerwithalongheavyhandle.

           TheresolutionIhadmadedidnotdesertme,for,withoututteringonevainwordofappealtohim,Ishoutedoutwithallmymight,andstruggledwithallmymight.ItwasonlymyheadandmylegsthatIcouldmove,buttothatextentIstruggledwithalltheforce,untilthenunknown,thatwaswithinme.InthesameinstantIheardresponsiveshouts,sawfiguresandagleamoflightdashinatthedoor,heardvoicesandtumult,andsawOrlickemergefromastruggleofmen,asifitweretumblingwater,clearthetableataleap,andflyoutintothenight.

           Afterablank,IfoundthatIwaslyingunbound,onthefloor,inthesameplace,withmyheadonsomeone’sknee.

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