Лорд Джим

Chapter 15

           IneednothavebeensosurprisedasIwasathistractability.Onalltheroundearth,whichtosomeseemssobigandthatothersaffecttoconsiderasrathersmallerthanamustard-seed,hehadnoplacewherehecouldwhatshallIsay?wherehecouldwithdraw.That’sit!Withdrawbealonewithhisloneliness.Hewalkedbymysideverycalm,glancinghereandthere,andonceturnedhisheadtolookafteraSidiboyfiremaninacutawaycoatandyellowishtrousers,whoseblackfacehadsilkygleamslikealumpofanthracitecoal.Idoubt,however,whetherhesawanything,orevenremainedallthetimeawareofmycompanionship,becauseifIhadnotedgedhimtothelefthere,orpulledhimtotherightthere,Ibelievehewouldhavegonestraightbeforehiminanydirectiontillstoppedbyawallorsomeotherobstacle.Isteeredhimintomybedroom,andsatdownatoncetowriteletters.Thiswastheonlyplaceintheworld(unless,perhaps,theWalpoleReefbutthatwasnotsohandy)wherehecouldhaveitoutwithhimselfwithoutbeingbotheredbytherestoftheuniverse.Thedamnedthingashehadexpressedithadnotmadehiminvisible,butIbehavedexactlyasthoughhewere.NosoonerinmychairIbentovermywriting-desklikeamedievalscribe,and,butforthemovementofthehandholdingthepen,remainedanxiouslyquiet.Ican’tsayIwasfrightened;butIcertainlykeptasstillasiftherehadbeensomethingdangerousintheroom,thatatthefirsthintofamovementonmypartwouldbeprovokedtopounceuponme.

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