Лорд Джим

Chapter 20

           “Butishe?”Iqueried.

           ‘“Gewiss,”hesaid,andstoodstillholdingupthecandelabrum,butwithoutlookingatme.“Evident!Whatisitthatbyinwardpainmakeshimknowhimself?Whatisitthatforyouandmemakeshim—exist?”

           ‘AtthatmomentitwasdifficulttobelieveinJim’sexistence—startingfromacountryparsonage,blurredbycrowdsofmenasbycloudsofdust,silencedbytheclashingclaimsoflifeanddeathinamaterialworld—buthisimperishablerealitycametomewithaconvincing,withanirresistibleforce!Isawitvividly,asthoughinourprogressthroughtheloftysilentroomsamongstfleetinggleamsoflightandthesuddenrevelationsofhumanfiguresstealingwithflickeringflameswithinunfathomableandpelluciddepths,wehadapproachednearertoabsoluteTruth,which,likeBeautyitself,floatselusive,obscure,halfsubmerged,inthesilentstillwatersofmystery.“Perhapsheis,”Iadmittedwithaslightlaugh,whoseunexpectedlyloudreverberationmademelowermyvoicedirectly;“butIamsureyouare.”Withhisheaddroppingonhisbreastandthelightheldhighhebegantowalkagain.“Well—Iexisttoo,”hesaid.

           ‘Heprecededme

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