Лорд Джим

Chapter 19

           Tothecommonmindhebecameknownasarollingstone,becausethiswasthefunniestpart:hedidafteratimebecomeperfectlyknown,andevennotorious,withinthecircleofhiswanderings(whichhadadiameterof,say,threethousandmiles),inthesamewayasaneccentriccharacterisknowntoawholecountryside.Forinstance,inBankok,wherehefoundemploymentwithYuckerBrothers,charterersandteakmerchants,itwasalmostpathetictoseehimgoaboutinsunshinehugginghissecret,whichwasknowntotheveryup-countrylogsontheriver.Schomberg,thekeeperofthehotelwhereheboarded,ahirsuteAlsatianofmanlybearingandanirrepressibleretailerofallthescandalousgossipoftheplace,would,withbothelbowsonthetable,impartanadornedversionofthestorytoanyguestwhocaredtoimbibeknowledgealongwiththemorecostlyliquors.“And,mindyou,thenicestfellowyoucouldmeet,”wouldbehisgenerousconclusion;“quitesuperior.”ItsaysalotforthecasualcrowdthatfrequentedSchomberg’sestablishmentthatJimmanagedtohangoutinBankokforawholesixmonths.Iremarkedthatpeople,perfectstrangers,tooktohimasonetakestoanicechild.Hismannerwasreserved,butitwasasthoughhispersonalappearance,hishair,hiseyes,hissmile,madefriendsforhimwhereverhewent.And,ofcourse,hewasnofool.

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