Лорд Джим

Chapter 23

           Hehoweverwasnottroubledbyobscuremeanings;hethankedmeeffusivelyandboltedout,callingGood-byeoverhisshoulder.Iheardhisvoicethroughtheship’ssideurginghisboatmentogiveway,andlookingoutofthestern-portIsawtheboatroundingunderthecounter.Hesatinherleaningforward,excitinghismenwithvoiceandgestures;andashehadkepttherevolverinhishandandseemedtobepresentingitattheirheads,IshallneverforgetthescaredfacesofthefourJavanese,andthefranticswingoftheirstrokewhichsnatchedthatvisionfromundermyeyes.Thenturningaway,thefirstthingIsawwerethetwoboxesofcartridgesonthecuddy-table.Hehadforgottentotakethem.

           ‘Iorderedmygigmannedatonce;butJim’srowers,undertheimpressionthattheirliveshungonathreadwhiletheyhadthatmadmanintheboat,madesuchexcellenttimethatbeforeIhadtraversedhalfthedistancebetweenthetwovesselsIcaughtsightofhimclamberingovertherail,andofhisboxbeingpassedup.Allthebrigantine’scanvaswasloose,hermainsailwasset,andthewindlasswasjustbeginningtoclinkasIsteppeduponherdeck:hermaster,adapperlittlehalf-casteoffortyorso,inablueflannelsuit,withlivelyeyes,hisroundfacethecolouroflemon-peel,andwithathinlittleblackmoustachedroopingoneachsideofhisthick,darklips,cameforwardsmirking.Heturnedout,notwithstandinghisself-satisfiedandcheeryexterior,tobeofacareworntemperament.

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