Лорд Джим

Chapter 22

           Whengivingaudiencehewouldclamberuponasortofnarrowstageerectedinahalllikearuinousbarnwitharottenbamboofloor,throughthecracksofwhichyoucouldsee,twelveorfifteenfeetbelow,theheapsofrefuseandgarbageofallkindslyingunderthehouse.Thatiswhereandhowhereceiveduswhen,accompaniedbyJim,Ipaidhimavisitofceremony.Therewereaboutfortypeopleintheroom,andperhapsthreetimesasmanyinthegreatcourtyardbelow.Therewasconstantmovement,comingandgoing,pushingandmurmuring,atourbacks.Afewyouthsingaysilksglaredfromthedistance;themajority,slavesandhumbledependants,werehalfnaked,inraggedsarongs,dirtywithashesandmud-stains.IhadneverseenJimlooksograve,soself-possessed,inanimpenetrable,impressiveway.Inthemidstofthesedark-facedmen,hisstalwartfigureinwhiteapparel,thegleamingclustersofhisfairhair,seemedtocatchallthesunshinethattrickledthroughthecracksintheclosedshuttersofthatdimhall,withitswallsofmatsandaroofofthatch.Heappearedlikeacreaturenotonlyofanotherkindbutofanotheressence.Hadtheynotseenhimcomeupinacanoetheymighthavethoughthehaddescendeduponthemfromtheclouds.

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