Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Imadereadytoventmyindignationatsuchastupidlie,whenheaddedsmoothly,“Shewasfullofreptiles.”

           ‘Thismademepause.Whatdidhemean?Theunsteadyphantomofterrorbehindhisglassyeyesseemedtostandstillandlookintominewistfully.“Theyturnedmeoutofmybunkinthemiddlewatchtolookathersinking,”hepursuedinareflectivetone.Hisvoicesoundedalarminglystrongallatonce.Iwassorryformyfolly.Therewasnosnowy-wingedcoifofanursingsistertobeseenflittingintheperspectiveoftheward;butawayinthemiddleofalongrowofemptyironbedsteadsanaccidentcasefromsomeshipintheRoadssatupbrownandgauntwithawhitebandagesetrakishlyontheforehead.Suddenlymyinterestinginvalidshotoutanarmthinlikeatentacleandclawedmyshoulder.“Onlymyeyesweregoodenoughtosee.Iamfamousformyeyesight.That’swhytheycalledme,Iexpect.Noneofthemwasquickenoughtoseehergo,buttheysawthatshewasgonerightenough,andsangouttogetherlikethis.”...Awolfishhowlsearchedtheveryrecessesofmysoul.“Oh!make‘imdryup,”whinedtheaccidentcaseirritably.“Youdon’tbelieveme,Isuppose,”wentontheother,withanairofineffableconceit.“ItellyoutherearenosucheyesasminethissideofthePersianGulf.Lookunderthebed.”

           ‘OfcourseIstoopedinstantly.Idefyanybodynottohavedoneso.“Whatcanyousee?”heasked.“Nothing,”Isaid,feelingawfullyashamedofmyself.

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