Лорд Джим

Chapter 2

           Helaytherebatteneddowninthemidstofasmalldevastation,andfeltsecretlygladhehadnottogoondeck.Butnowandagainanuncontrollablerushofanguishwouldgriphimbodily,makehimgaspandwritheundertheblankets,andthentheunintelligentbrutalityofanexistenceliabletotheagonyofsuchsensationsfilledhimwithadespairingdesiretoescapeatanycost.Thenfineweatherreturned,andhethoughtnomoreaboutIt.

           Hislameness,however,persisted,andwhentheshiparrivedatanEasternporthehadtogotothehospital.Hisrecoverywasslow,andhewasleftbehind.

           Therewereonlytwootherpatientsinthewhitemen’sward:thepurserofagunboat,whohadbrokenhislegfallingdownahatch-way;andakindofrailwaycontractorfromaneighbouringprovince,afflictedbysomemysterioustropicaldisease,whoheldthedoctorforanass,andindulgedinsecretdebaucheriesofpatentmedicinewhichhisTamilservantusedtosmuggleinwithunwearieddevotion.Theytoldeachotherthestoryoftheirlives,playedcardsalittle,or,yawningandinpyjamas,loungedthroughthedayineasy-chairswithoutsayingaword.Thehospitalstoodonahill,andagentlebreezeenteringthroughthewindows,alwaysflungwideopen,broughtintothebareroomthesoftnessofthesky,thelanguoroftheearth,thebewitchingbreathoftheEasternwaters.Therewereperfumesinit,suggestionsofinfiniterepose,thegiftofendlessdreams.

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