Лорд Джим

Chapter 36

           Thereforeresolvefixedlynever,throughanypossiblemotives,todoanythingwhichyoubelievetobewrong.”Thereisalsosomenewsofafavouritedog;andapony,“whichallyouboysusedtoride,”hadgoneblindfromoldageandhadtobeshot.TheoldchapinvokesHeaven’sblessing;themotherandallthegirlsthenathomesendtheirlove....No,thereisnothingmuchinthatyellowfrayedletterflutteringoutofhischerishinggraspaftersomanyyears.Itwasneveranswered,butwhocansaywhatconversehemayhaveheldwithalltheseplacid,colourlessformsofmenandwomenpeoplingthatquietcorneroftheworldasfreeofdangerorstrifeasatomb,andbreathingequablytheairofundisturbedrectitude.Itseemsamazingthatheshouldbelongtoit,hetowhomsomanythings“hadcome.“Nothingevercametothem;theywouldneverbetakenunawares,andneverbecalledupontograpplewithfate.Heretheyallare,evokedbythemildgossipofthefather,allthesebrothersandsisters,boneofhisboneandfleshofhisflesh,gazingwithclearunconsciouseyes,whileIseemtoseehim,returnedatlast,nolongeramerewhitespeckattheheartofanimmensemystery,butoffullstature,standingdisregardedamongsttheiruntroubledshapes,withasternandromanticaspect,butalwaysmute,darkunderacloud.

           ‘Thestoryofthelasteventsyouwillfindinthefewpagesenclosedhere

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