Лорд Джим

Chapter 11

           Surelyinnoothercraftasinthatoftheseadotheheartsofthosealreadylaunchedtosinkorswimgooutsomuchtotheyouthonthebrink,lookingwithshiningeyesuponthatglitterofthevastsurfacewhichisonlyareflectionofhisownglancesfulloffire.Thereissuchmagnificentvaguenessintheexpectationsthathaddriveneachofustosea,suchagloriousindefiniteness,suchabeautifulgreedofadventuresthataretheirownandonlyreward.Whatweget—well,wewon’ttalkofthat;butcanoneofusrestrainasmile?Innootherkindoflifeistheillusionmorewideofreality—innootheristhebeginningallillusion—thedisenchantmentmoreswift—thesubjugationmorecomplete.Hadn’tweallcommencedwiththesamedesire,endedwiththesameknowledge,carriedthememoryofthesamecherishedglamourthroughthesordiddaysofimprecation?Whatwonderthatwhensomeheavyprodgetshomethebondisfoundtobeclose;thatbesidesthefellowshipofthecraftthereisfeltthestrengthofawiderfeeling—thefeelingthatbindsamantoachild.Hewastherebeforeme,believingthatageandwisdomcanfindaremedyagainstthepainoftruth,givingmeaglimpseofhimselfasayoungfellowinascrapethatistheverydevilofascrape,thesortofscrapegreybeardswagatsolemnlywhiletheyhideasmile.Andhehadbeendeliberatingupondeath—confoundhim!Hehadfoundthattomeditateaboutbecausehethoughthehadsavedhislife,whileallitsglamourhadgonewiththeshipinthenight.

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