Лорд Джим

Chapter 4

           Thisawfulactivityofmindmadehimhesitateattimesinhisspeech....

           ‘Thecaptainkeptonmovinghereandthereonthebridge;heseemedcalmenough,onlyhestumbledseveraltimes;andonceasIstoodspeakingtohimhewalkedrightintomeasthoughhehadbeenstone-blind.HemadenodefiniteanswertowhatIhadtotell.Hemumbledtohimself;allIheardofitwereafewwordsthatsoundedlike“confoundedsteam!”and“infernalsteam!”somethingaboutsteam.Ithought...

           Hewasbecomingirrelevant;aquestiontothepointcutshorthisspeech,likeapangofpain,andhefeltextremelydiscouragedandweary.Hewascomingtothat,hewascomingtothatandnow,checkedbrutally,hehadtoanswerbyyesorno.Heansweredtruthfullybyacurt‘Yes,Idid’;andfairofface,bigofframe,withyoung,gloomyeyes,heheldhisshouldersuprightabovetheboxwhilehissoulwrithedwithinhim.Hewasmadetoansweranotherquestionsomuchtothepointandsouseless,thenwaitedagain.Hismouthwastastelesslydry,asthoughhehadbeeneatingdust,thensaltandbitterasafteradrinkofsea-water.Hewipedhisdampforehead,passedhistongueoverparchedlips,feltashiverrundownhisback.

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