Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           FirstthinginthemorningasIwasdressinginmystate-room,IwouldhearthroughthebulkheadmyParseeDubashjabberingaboutthePatnawiththesteward,whilehedrankacupoftea,byfavour,inthepantry.NosooneronshoreIwouldmeetsomeacquaintance,andthefirstremarkwouldbe,“Didyoueverhearofanythingtobeatthis?”andaccordingtohiskindthemanwouldsmilecynically,orlooksad,orletoutaswearortwo.Completestrangerswouldaccosteachotherfamiliarly,justforthesakeofeasingtheirmindsonthesubject:everyconfoundedloaferinthetowncameinforaharvestofdrinksoverthisaffair:youheardofitintheharbouroffice,ateveryship-broker’s,atyouragent’s,fromwhites,fromnatives,fromhalf-castes,fromtheveryboatmensquattinghalfnakedonthestonestepsasyouwentupbyJove!Therewassomeindignation,notafewjokes,andnoendofdiscussionsastowhathadbecomeofthem,youknow.Thiswentonforacoupleofweeksormore,andtheopinionthatwhateverwasmysteriousinthisaffairwouldturnouttobetragicaswell,begantoprevail,whenonefinemorning,asIwasstandingintheshadebythestepsoftheharbouroffice,Iperceivedfourmenwalkingtowardsmealongthequay.

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