Лорд Джим

Chapter 38

           Thewinddroppedbetweenthehouses;twooarsweregotoutandtheboatheldonup-stream,theideabeingtoeffectalodgementinthecentreofthetownbeforetheinhabitantscouldthinkofresistance.

           ‘Itseems,however,thattheheadmanofthefishingvillageatBatuKringhadmanagedtosendoffatimelywarning.Whenthelong-boatcameabreastofthemosque(whichDoraminhadbuilt:astructurewithgablesandrooffinialsofcarvedcoral)theopenspacebeforeitwasfullofpeople.Ashoutwentup,andwasfollowedbyaclashofgongsalluptheriver.Fromapointabovetwolittlebrass6-poundersweredischarged,andtheround-shotcameskippingdowntheemptyreach,spirtingglitteringjetsofwaterinthesunshine.Infrontofthemosqueashoutinglotofmenbeganfiringinvolleysthatwhippedathwartthecurrentoftheriver;anirregular,rollingfusilladewasopenedontheboatfrombothbanks,andBrown’smenrepliedwithawild,rapidfire.Theoarshadbeengotin.

           ‘Theturnofthetideathighwatercomesonveryquicklyinthatriver,andtheboatinmid-stream,nearlyhiddeninsmoke,begantodriftbacksternforemost.Alongbothshoresthesmokethickenedalso,lyingbelowtheroofsinalevelstreakasyoumayseealongcloudcuttingtheslopeofamountain.

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