Лорд Джим

Chapter 44

           Heutteredlittlecries.Suddenlyherushedtothewater,andmadefranticeffortstogetoneoftheBugisboatsintothewater.“Afterwards,tillhehadseenme,”relatedTamb’Itam,“hestoodlookingattheheavycanoeandscratchinghishead.”“Whatbecameofhim?”Iasked.Tamb’Itam,staringhardatme,madeanexpressivegesturewithhisrightarm.“TwiceIstruck,Tuan,”hesaid.“Whenhebeheldmeapproachinghecasthimselfviolentlyonthegroundandmadeagreatoutcry,kicking.Hescreechedlikeafrightenedhentillhefeltthepoint;thenhewasstill,andlaystaringatmewhilehislifewentoutofhiseyes.”

           ‘Thisdone,Tamb’Itamdidnottarry.Heunderstoodtheimportanceofbeingthefirstwiththeawfulnewsatthefort.Therewere,ofcourse,manysurvivorsofDainWaris’sparty;butintheextremityofpanicsomehadswumacrosstheriver,othershadboltedintothebush.Thefactisthattheydidnotknowreallywhostruckthatblowwhethermorewhiterobberswerenotcoming,whethertheyhadnotalreadygotholdofthewholeland.Theyimaginedthemselvestobethevictimsofavasttreachery,andutterlydoomedtodestruction.Itissaidthatsomesmallpartiesdidnotcomeintillthreedaysafterwards.However,afewtriedtomaketheirwaybacktoPatusanatonce,andoneofthecanoesthatwerepatrollingtheriverthatmorningwasinsightofthecampattheverymomentoftheattack

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