Лорд Джим

Chapter 38

           Theworldhehadbulliedfortwentyyearswithfierce,aggressivedisdain,hadyieldedhimnothinginthewayofmaterialadvantageexceptasmallbagofsilverdollars,whichwasconcealedinhiscabinsothat“thedevilhimselfcouldn’tsmellitout.”Andthatwasallabsolutelyall.Hewastiredofhislife,andnotafraidofdeath.Butthisman,whowouldstakehisexistenceonawhimwithabitterandjeeringrecklessness,stoodinmortalfearofimprisonment.Hehadanunreasoningcold-sweat,nerve-shaking,blood-to-water-turningsortofhorroratthebarepossibilityofbeinglockedupthesortofterrorasuperstitiousmanwouldfeelatthethoughtobbeingembracedbyaspectre.Thereforethecivilofficialwhocameonboardtomakeapreliminaryinvestigationintothecapture,investigatedarduouslyalldaylong,andonlywentashoreafterdark,muffledupinacloak,andtakinggreatcarenottoletBrown’slittleallclinkinitsbag.Afterwards,beingamanofhisword,hecontrived(theverynextevening,Ibelieve)tosendofftheGovernmentcutteronsomeurgentbitofspecialservice.Ashercommandercouldnotspareaprizecrew,hecontentedhimselfbytakingawaybeforeheleftallthesailsofBrown’sschoonertotheverylastrag,andtookgoodcaretotowhistwoboatsontothebeachacoupleofmilesoff.

           ‘ButinBrown’screwtherewasaSolomonIslander,kidnappedinhisyouthanddevotedtoBrown,whowasthebestmanofthewholegang.

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