Лорд Джим

Chapter 42

           AndyouknowwellalsothatIhavenothoughtbutforthepeople’sgood.”Thenhismaster,liftingthesheetinginthedoorway,wentout,andhe,Tamb’Itam,hadaglimpseofoldDoraminwithin,sittinginthechairwithhishandsonhisknees,andlookingbetweenhisfeet.Afterwardshefollowedhismastertothefort,wherealltheprincipalBugisandPatusaninhabitantshadbeensummonedforatalk.Tamb’Itamhimselfhopedtherewouldbesomefighting.“Whatwasitbutthetakingofanotherhill?”heexclaimedregretfully.However,inthetownmanyhopedthattherapaciousstrangerswouldbeinduced,bythesightofsomanybravemenmakingreadytofight,togoaway.Itwouldbeagoodthingiftheywentaway.SinceJim’sarrivalhadbeenmadeknownbeforedaylightbythegunfiredfromthefortandthebeatingofthebigdrumthere,thefearthathadhungoverPatusanhadbrokenandsubsidedlikeawaveonarock,leavingtheseethingfoamofexcitement,curiosity,andendlessspeculation.Halfofthepopulationhadbeenoustedoutoftheirhomesforpurposesofdefence,andwerelivinginthestreetontheleftsideoftheriver,crowdingroundthefort,andinmomentaryexpectationofseeingtheirabandoneddwellingsonthethreatenedbankburstintoflames.Thegeneralanxietywastoseethemattersettledquickly.Food,throughJewel’scare,hadbeenservedouttotherefugees.Nobodyknewwhattheirwhitemanwoulddo.SomeremarkedthatitwasworsethaninSherifAli’swar.Thenmanypeopledidnotcare;noweverybodyhadsomethingtolose.

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