Лорд Джим

Chapter 8

           Hewantedanally,ahelper,anaccomplice.IfelttheriskIranofbeingcircumvented,blinded,decoyed,bullied,perhaps,intotakingadefinitepartinadisputeimpossibleofdecisionifonehadtobefairtoallthephantomsinpossessiontothereputablethathaditsclaimsandtothedisreputablethathaditsexigencies.Ican’texplaintoyouwhohaven’tseenhimandwhohearhiswordsonlyatsecondhandthemixednatureofmyfeelings.ItseemedtomeIwasbeingmadetocomprehendtheInconceivableandIknowofnothingtocomparewiththediscomfortofsuchasensation.Iwasmadetolookattheconventionthatlurksinalltruthandontheessentialsincerityoffalsehood.Heappealedtoallsidesatoncetothesideturnedperpetuallytothelightofday,andtothatsideofuswhich,liketheotherhemisphereofthemoon,existsstealthilyinperpetualdarkness,withonlyafearfulashylightfallingattimesontheedge.Heswayedme.Iowntoit,Iownup.Theoccasionwasobscure,insignificantwhatyouwill:alostyoungster,oneinamillionbutthenhewasoneofus;anincidentascompletelydevoidofimportanceasthefloodingofanant-heap,andyetthemysteryofhisattitudegotholdofmeasthoughhehadbeenanindividualintheforefrontofhiskind,asiftheobscuretruthinvolvedweremomentousenoughtoaffectmankind’sconceptionofitself....

           Marlowpausedtoputnewlifeintohisexpiringcheroot,seemedtoforgetallaboutthestory,andabruptlybeganagain.

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