Лорд Джим

Chapter 9

           Andallisstill.Nothunder,nowind,nosound;notaflickeroflightning.Theninthetenebrousimmensityalividarchappears;aswellortwolikeundulationsoftheverydarknessrunpast,and,suddenly,windandrainstriketogetherwithapeculiarimpetuosityasiftheyhadburstthroughsomethingsolid.Suchacloudhadcomeupwhiletheyweren’tlooking.Theyhadjustnoticedit,andwereperfectlyjustifiedinsurmisingthatifinabsolutestillnesstherewassomechancefortheshiptokeepafloatafewminuteslonger,theleastdisturbanceoftheseawouldmakeanendofherinstantly.Herfirstnodtotheswellthatprecedestheburstofsuchasquallwouldbealsoherlast,wouldbecomeaplunge,would,sotospeak,beprolongedintoalongdive,down,downtothebottom.Hencethesenewcapersoftheirfright,thesenewanticsinwhichtheydisplayedtheirextremeaversiontodie.

           ‘“Itwasblack,black,”pursuedJimwithmoodysteadiness.“Ithadsneakeduponusfrombehind.Theinfernalthing!Isupposetherehadbeenatthebackofmyheadsomehopeyet.Idon’tknow.Butthatwasalloveranyhow.Itmaddenedmetoseemyselfcaughtlikethis.Iwasangry,asthoughIhadbeentrapped.Iwastrapped!Thenightwashot,too,Iremember.Notabreathofair.”

           ‘Herememberedsowellthat,gaspinginthechair,heseemedtosweatandchokebeforemyeyes.

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