Лорд Джим

Chapter 41

           Allwewantedfromhimwastocomeoninthedevil’snameandhaveitout.‘Goddnit,’saidI,whilehestoodthereasstillasawoodenpost,‘youdon’twanttocomeouthereeverydaywithyourglassestocounthowmanyofusareleftonourfeet.Come.Eitherbringyourinfernalcrowdalongorletusgooutandstarveintheopensea,byGod!Youhavebeenwhiteonce,forallyourtalltalkofthisbeingyourownpeopleandyoubeingonewiththem.Areyou?Andwhatthedevildoyougetforit;whatisityou’vefoundherethatissoddprecious?Hey?Youdon’twantustocomedownhereperhapsdoyou?Youaretwohundredtoone.Youdon’twantustocomedownintotheopen.Ah!Ipromiseyouweshallgiveyousomesportbeforeyou’vedone.Youtalkaboutmemakingacowardlysetuponunoffendingpeople.What’sthattomethattheyareunoffending,whenIamstarvingfornexttonooffence?ButIamnotacoward.Don’tyoubeone.Bringthemalongor,byallthefiends,weshallyetmanagetosendhalfyourunoffendingtowntoheavenwithusinsmoke!’”

           ‘Hewasterriblerelatingthistomethistorturedskeletonofamandrawnuptogetherwithhisfaceoverhisknees,uponamiserablebedinthatwretchedhovel,andliftinghisheadtolookatmewithmalignanttriumph.

           ‘“That’swhatItoldhimIknewwhattosay,”hebeganagain,feeblyatfirst,butworkinghimselfupwithincrediblespeedintoafieryutteranceofhisscorn.

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