Лорд Джим

Chapter 28

           Hadapermission?Nobusinessofhis.Itwasnotsobadtherenow,heremarkednegligently,and,hewentondrawling,“There’ssomesortofwhitevagabondhasgotinthere,Ihear....Eh?Whatyousay?Friendofyours?So!...Thenitwastruetherewasoneoftheseverdammte—Whatwasheupto?Foundhiswayin,therascal.Eh?Ihadnotbeensure.Patusan—theycutthroatsthere—nobusinessofours.”Heinterruptedhimselftogroan.“Phoo!Almighty!Theheat!Theheat!Well,then,theremightbesomethinginthestorytoo,afterall,and...”Heshutoneofhisbeastlyglassyeyes(theeyelidwentonquivering)whileheleeredatmeatrociouslywiththeother.“Lookhere,”sayshemysteriously,“if—doyouunderstand?—ifhehasreallygotholdofsomethingfairlygood—noneofyourbitsofgreenglass—understand?—IamaGovernmentofficial—youtelltherascal...Eh?What?Friendofyours?”...Hecontinuedwallowingcalmlyinthechair...“Yousaidso;that’sjustit;andIampleasedtogiveyouthehint.Isupposeyoutoowouldliketogetsomethingoutofit?Don’tinterrupt.YoujusttellhimI’veheardthetale,buttomyGovernmentIhavemadenoreport.Notyet.See?Whymakeareport?Eh?Tellhimtocometomeiftheylethimgetaliveoutofthecountry.Hehadbetterlookoutforhimself.Eh?Ipromisetoasknoquestions.Onthequiet—youunderstand?Youtoo—youshallgetsomethingfromme.Smallcommissionforthetrouble.Don’tinterrupt.IamaGovernmentofficial,andmakenoreport.

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