Лорд Джим

Chapter 33

           “Thereissomethinghecanneverforget.”

           ‘“Somuchthebetterforyou,”Isaidgloomily.

           ‘“Whatisit?Whatisit?”Sheputanextraordinaryforceofappealintohersupplicatingtone.“Hesayshehadbeenafraid.HowcanIbelievethis?AmIamadwomantobelievethis?Youallremembersomething!Youallgobacktoit.Whatisit?Youtellme!Whatisthisthing?Isitalive?isitdead?Ihateit.Itiscruel.Hasitgotafaceandavoicethiscalamity?Willheseeitwillhehearit?Inhissleepperhapswhenhecannotseemeandthenariseandgo.Ah!Ishallneverforgivehim.MymotherhadforgivenbutI,never!Willitbeasignacall?”

           ‘Itwasawonderfulexperience.ShemistrustedhisveryslumbersandsheseemedtothinkIcouldtellherwhy!Thusapoormortalseducedbythecharmofanapparitionmighthavetriedtowringfromanotherghostthetremendoussecretoftheclaimtheotherworldholdsoveradisembodiedsoulastrayamongstthepassionsofthisearth.TheverygroundonwhichIstoodseemedtomeltundermyfeet.Anditwassosimpletoo;butifthespiritsevokedbyourfearsandourunresthaveevertovouchforeachother’sconstancybeforetheforlornmagiciansthatweare,thenI—Ialoneofusdwellersinthefleshhaveshudderedinthehopelesschillofsuchatask.Asign,acall!Howtellinginitsexpressionwasherignorance.Afewwords!Howshecametoknowthem,howshecametopronouncethem,Ican’timagine.

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