Лорд Джим

Chapter 24

           Andtheshadowswereveryrealaroundus,butJimbymysidelookedverystalwart,asthoughnothingnoteventheoccultpowerofmoonlightcouldrobhimofhisrealityinmyeyes.Perhaps,indeed,nothingcouldtouchhimsincehehadsurvivedtheassaultofthedarkpowers.Allwassilent,allwasstill;evenontheriverthemoonbeamssleptasonapool.Itwasthemomentofhighwater,amomentofimmobilitythataccentuatedtheutterisolationofthislostcorneroftheearth.Thehousescrowdingalongthewideshiningsweepwithoutrippleorglitter,steppingintothewaterinalineofjostling,vague,grey,silveryformsmingledwithblackmassesofshadow,werelikeaspectralherdofshapelesscreaturespressingforwardtodrinkinaspectralandlifelessstream.Hereandtherearedgleamtwinkledwithinthebamboowalls,warm,likealivingspark,significantofhumanaffections,ofshelter,ofrepose.

           ‘Heconfessedtomethatheoftenwatchedthesetinywarmgleamsgooutonebyone,thathelovedtoseepeoplegotosleepunderhiseyes,confidentinthesecurityofto-morrow.“Peacefulhere,eh?”heasked.Hewasnoteloquent,buttherewasadeepmeaninginthewordsthatfollowed.“Lookatthesehouses;there’snotonewhereIamnottrusted.Jove!ItoldyouIwouldhangon.Askanyman,woman,orchild...Hepaused.“Well,Iamallrightanyhow.”

           ‘Iobservedquicklythathehadfoundthatoutintheend.Ihadbeensureofit,Iadded.Heshookhishead.

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