Лорд Джим

Chapter 24

           Atthefirstbendhelostsightoftheseawithitslabouringwavesforeverrising,sinking,andvanishingtoriseagaintheveryimageofstrugglingmankindandfacedtheimmovableforestsrooteddeepinthesoil,soaringtowardsthesunshine,everlastingintheshadowymightoftheirtradition,likelifeitself.AndhisopportunitysatveiledbyhissidelikeanEasternbridewaitingtobeuncoveredbythehandofthemaster.Hetoowastheheirofashadowyandmightytradition!Hetoldme,however,thathehadneverinhislifefeltsodepressedandtiredasinthatcanoe.Allthemovementhedaredtoallowhimselfwastoreach,asitwerebystealth,aftertheshellofhalfacocoa-nutfloatingbetweenhisshoes,andbalesomeofthewateroutwithacarefullyrestrainedaction.Hediscoveredhowhardthelidofablock-tincasewastositupon.Hehadheroichealth;butseveraltimesduringthatjourneyheexperiencedfitsofgiddiness,andbetweenwhileshespeculatedhazilyastothesizeoftheblisterthesunwasraisingonhisback.Foramusementhetriedbylookingaheadtodecidewhetherthemuddyobjecthesawlyingonthewater’sedgewasalogofwoodoranalligator.Onlyverysoonhehadtogivethatup.Nofuninit.Alwaysalligator.Oneofthemfloppedintotheriverandallbutcapsizedthecanoe.Butthisexcitementwasoverdirectly.Theninalongemptyreachhewasverygratefultoatroopofmonkeyswhocamerightdownonthebankandmadeaninsultinghullabalooonhispassage.

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