Лорд Джим

Chapter 27

           ThesuddenmovementstartledmeasthoughIhadseenhimbarethesecretsofhisbreasttothesunshine,tothebroodingforests,tothesteelysea.Belowusthetownreposedineasycurvesuponthebanksofastreamwhosecurrentseemedtosleep.“Immense!”herepeatedforathirdtime,speakinginawhisper,forhimselfalone.

           ‘Immense!Nodoubtitwasimmense;thesealofsuccessuponhiswords,theconqueredgroundforthesolesofhisfeet,theblindtrustofmen,thebeliefinhimselfsnatchedfromthefire,thesolitudeofhisachievement.Allthis,asI’vewarnedyou,getsdwarfedinthetelling.Ican’twithmerewordsconveytoyoutheimpressionofhistotalandutterisolation.Iknow,ofcourse,hewasineverysensealoneofhiskindthere,buttheunsuspectedqualitiesofhisnaturehadbroughthiminsuchclosetouchwithhissurroundingsthatthisisolationseemedonlytheeffectofhispower.Hislonelinessaddedtohisstature.Therewasnothingwithinsighttocomparehimwith,asthoughhehadbeenoneofthoseexceptionalmenwhocanbeonlymeasuredbythegreatnessoftheirfame;andhisfame,remember,wasthegreatestthingaroundformanyaday’sjourney.Youwouldhavetopaddle,pole,ortrackalongwearywaythroughthejunglebeforeyoupassedbeyondthereachofitsvoice.Itsvoicewasnotthetrumpetingofthedisreputablegoddessweallknownotblatantnotbrazen.Ittookitstonefromthestillnessandgloomofthelandwithoutapast,wherehiswordwastheonetruthofeverypassingday

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