Лорд Джим

Chapter 2

           Therearemanyshadesinthedangerofadventuresandgales,anditisonlynowandthenthatthereappearsonthefaceoffactsasinisterviolenceofintentionthatindefinablesomethingwhichforcesituponthemindandtheheartofaman,thatthiscomplicationofaccidentsortheseelementalfuriesarecomingathimwithapurposeofmalice,withastrengthbeyondcontrol,withanunbridledcrueltythatmeanstotearoutofhimhishopeandhisfear,thepainofhisfatigueandhislongingforrest:whichmeanstosmash,todestroy,toannihilateallhehasseen,known,loved,enjoyed,orhated;allthatispricelessandnecessarythesunshine,thememories,thefuture;whichmeanstosweepthewholepreciousworldutterlyawayfromhissightbythesimpleandappallingactoftakinghislife.

           Jim,disabledbyafallingsparatthebeginningofaweekofwhichhisScottishcaptainusedtosayafterwards,‘Man!it’sapairfectmeeracletomehowshelivedthroughit!’spentmanydaysstretchedonhisback,dazed,battered,hopeless,andtormentedasifatthebottomofanabyssofunrest.Hedidnotcarewhattheendwouldbe,andinhislucidmomentsovervaluedhisindifference.Thedanger,whennotseen,hastheimperfectvaguenessofhumanthought.Thefeargrowsshadowy;andImagination,theenemyofmen,thefatherofallterrors,unstimulated,sinkstorestinthedullnessofexhaustedemotion.Jimsawnothingbutthedisorderofhistossedcabin.

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