Лорд Джим

Chapter 42

           Atanyratethiswasalifeforalife....Andallthiswassaidwiththeweariness,withtherecklessnessofamanspurredonandonbyill-lucktillhecaresnotwhereheruns.WhenheaskedJim,withasortofbrusquedespairingfrankness,whetherhehimselfstraightnowdidn’tunderstandthatwhen“itcametosavingone’slifeinthedark,onedidn’tcarewhoelsewentthree,thirty,threehundredpeople”itwasasifademonhadbeenwhisperingadviceinhisear.“Imadehimwince,”boastedBrowntome.“Heverysoonleftoffcomingtherighteousoverme.Hejuststoodtherewithnothingtosay,andlookingasblackasthundernotatmeontheground.”HeaskedJimwhetherhehadnothingfishyinhislifetorememberthathewassodamnedlyharduponamantryingtogetoutofadeadlyholebythefirstmeansthatcametohandandsoon,andsoon.Andthereranthroughtheroughtalkaveinofsubtlereferencetotheircommonblood,anassumptionofcommonexperience;asickeningsuggestionofcommonguilt,ofsecretknowledgethatwaslikeabondoftheirmindsandoftheirhearts.

           ‘AtlastBrownthrewhimselfdownfulllengthandwatchedJimoutofthecornersofhiseyes.Jimonhissideofthecreekstoodthinkingandswitchinghisleg.

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