Лорд Джим

Chapter 23

           Inanswertoaremarkofmine(whileJimhadgonebelowforamoment)hesaid,“Ohyes.Patusan.”Hewasgoingtocarrythegentlemantothemouthoftheriver,butwould“neverascend.”HisflowingEnglishseemedtobederivedfromadictionarycompiledbyalunatic.HadMr.Steindesiredhimto“ascend,”hewouldhave“reverentially”(Ithinkhewantedtosayrespectfullybutdevilonlyknows)“reverentiallymadeobjectsforthesafetyofproperties.”Ifdisregarded,hewouldhavepresented“resignationtoquit.”Twelvemonthsagohehadmadehislastvoyagethere,andthoughMr.Cornelius“propitiatedmanyoffertories”toMr.RajahAllangandthe“principalpopulations,”onconditionswhichmadethetrade“asnareandashesinthemouth,”yethisshiphadbeenfireduponfromthewoodsby“irresponsiveparties”allthewaydowntheriver;whichcausinghiscrew“fromexposuretolimbtoremainsilentinhidings,”thebrigantinewasnearlystrandedonasandbankatthebar,whereshe“wouldhavebeenperishablebeyondtheactofman.”Theangrydisgustattherecollection,theprideofhisfluency,towhichheturnedanattentiveear,struggledforthepossessionofhisbroadsimpleface.Hescowledandbeamedatme,andwatchedwithsatisfactiontheundeniableeffectofhisphraseology.Darkfrownsranswiftlyovertheplacidsea,andthebrigantine,withherfore-topsailtothemastandhermain-boomamidships,seemedbewilderedamongstthecat’s-paws.

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