Лорд Джим

Chapter 7

           This,Igathered,wasthesecondtimehehadbeensentforwardbythatskipperofhis,who,Iratherthink,wantedtokeephimawayfromthebridge.Hetoldmethathisfirstimpulsewastoshoutandstraightwaymakeallthosepeopleleapoutofsleepintoterror;butsuchanoverwhelmingsenseofhishelplessnesscameoverhimthathewasnotabletoproduceasound.Thisis,Isuppose,whatpeoplemeanbythetonguecleavingtotheroofofthemouth.“Toodry,”wastheconciseexpressionheusedinreferencetothisstate.Withoutasound,then,hescrambledoutondeckthroughthenumberonehatch.Awindsailriggeddownthereswungagainsthimaccidentally,andherememberedthatthelighttouchofthecanvasonhisfacenearlyknockedhimoffthehatchwayladder.

           ‘Heconfessedthathiskneeswobbledagooddealashestoodontheforedecklookingatanothersleepingcrowd.Theengineshavingbeenstoppedbythattime,thesteamwasblowingoff.Itsdeeprumblemadethewholenightvibratelikeabassstring.Theshiptrembledtoit.

           ‘Hesawhereandthereaheadliftedoffamat,avagueformupriseinsittingposture,listensleepilyforamoment,sinkdownagainintothebillowyconfusionofboxes,steam-winches,ventilators.Hewasawareallthesepeopledidnotknowenoughtotakeintelligentnoticeofthatstrangenoise.

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