Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Notaglimmer,notashape,notasound.Youcouldhavebelievedthateverybitofdrylandhadgonetothebottom;thateverymanonearthbutIandthesebeggarsintheboathadgotdrowned.”Heleanedoverthetablewithhisknucklesproppedamongstcoffee-cups,liqueur-glasses,cigar-ends.“Iseemedtobelieveit.Everythingwasgoneandallwasover...hefetchedadeepsigh...“withme.”’

           Marlowsatupabruptlyandflungawayhischerootwithforce.Itmadeadartingredtraillikeatoyrocketfiredthroughthedraperyofcreepers.Nobodystirred.

           ‘Hey,whatdoyouthinkofit?’hecriedwithsuddenanimation.‘Wasn’thetruetohimself,wasn’the?Hissavedlifewasoverforwantofgroundunderhisfeet,forwantofsightsforhiseyes,forwantofvoicesinhisears.Annihilationhey!Andallthetimeitwasonlyacloudedsky,aseathatdidnotbreak,theairthatdidnotstir.Onlyanight;onlyasilence.

           ‘Itlastedforawhile,andthentheyweresuddenlyandunanimouslymovedtomakeanoiseovertheirescape.“Iknewfromthefirstshewouldgo.”“Notaminutetoosoon.”“Anarrowsqueak,b’gosh!”Hesaidnothing,butthebreezethathaddroppedcameback,agentledraughtfreshenedsteadily,andtheseajoineditsmurmuringvoicetothistalkativereactionsucceedingthedumbmomentsofawe.Shewasgone!Shewasgone!Notadoubtofit.Nobodycouldhavehelped.

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