Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Hisearsbecameintenselycrimson,andeventheclearblueofhiseyeswasdarkenedmanyshadesbytherushofbloodtohishead.Hislipspoutedalittle,tremblingasthoughhehadbeenonthepointofburstingintotears.Iperceivedhewasincapableofpronouncingawordfromtheexcessofhishumiliation.Fromdisappointmenttoo—whoknows?Perhapshelookedforwardtothathammeringhewasgoingtogivemeforrehabilitation,forappeasement?Whocantellwhatreliefheexpectedfromthischanceofarow?Hewasnaiveenoughtoexpectanything;buthehadgivenhimselfawayfornothinginthiscase.Hehadbeenfrankwithhimself—letalonewithme—inthewildhopeofarrivinginthatwayatsomeeffectiverefutation,andthestarshadbeenironicallyunpropitious.Hemadeaninarticulatenoiseinhisthroatlikeamanimperfectlystunnedbyablowonthehead.Itwaspitiful.

           ‘Ididn’tcatchupagainwithhimtillwelloutsidethegate.Ihadeventotrotabitatthelast,butwhen,outofbreathathiselbow,Itaxedhimwithrunningaway,hesaid,“Never!”andatonceturnedatbay.IexplainedInevermeanttosayhewasrunningawayfromme.“Fromnoman—fromnotasinglemanonearth,”heaffirmedwithastubbornmien.Iforboretopointouttheoneobviousexceptionwhichwouldholdgoodforthebravestofus;Ithoughthewouldfindoutbyhimselfverysoon.HelookedatmepatientlywhileIwasthinkingofsomethingtosay,butIcouldfindnothingonthespurofthemoment,andhebegantowalkon.

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