Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           However,Isaidnothing,andlookedonwhilehemarkedofftheship’spositionwithatinycrossandwrotethedateandthetime.Icanseehimthismomentwritinghisneatfigures:seventeen,eight,fourA.M.Theyearwouldbewritteninredinkatthetopofthechart.Heneverusedhischartsmorethanayear,CaptainBrierlydidn’t.I’vethechartnow.Whenhehaddonehestandslookingdownatthemarkhehadmadeandsmilingtohimself,thenlooksupatme.‘Thirty-twomilesmoreasshegoes,’sayshe,‘andthenweshallbeclear,andyoumayalterthecoursetwentydegreestothesouthward.’

           ‘“WewerepassingtothenorthoftheHectorBankthatvoyage.Isaid,‘Allright,sir,’wonderingwhathewasfussingabout,sinceIhadtocallhimbeforealteringthecourseanyhow.lusttheneightbellswerestruck:wecameoutonthebridge,andthesecondmatebeforegoingoffmentionsintheusualway‘Seventy-oneonthelog.’CaptainBrierlylooksatthecompassandthenallround.Itwasdarkandclear,andallthestarswereoutasplainasonafrostynightinhighlatitudes.Suddenlyhesayswithasortofalittlesigh:‘Iamgoingaft,andshallsetthelogatzeroforyoumyself,sothattherecanbenomistake.Thirty-twomilesmoreonthiscourseandthenyouaresafe.Let’sseethecorrectiononthelogissixpercent.additive;say,then,thirtybythedialtorun,andyoumaycometwentydegreestostarboardatonce.

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