Лорд Джим

Chapter 2

           Jimlookedeverydayoverthethicketsofgardens,beyondtheroofsofthetown,overthefrondsofpalmsgrowingontheshore,atthatroadsteadwhichisathoroughfaretotheEast,attheroadsteaddottedbygarlandedislets,lightedbyfestalsunshine,itsshipsliketoys,itsbrilliantactivityresemblingaholidaypageant,withtheeternalserenityoftheEasternskyoverheadandthesmilingpeaceoftheEasternseaspossessingthespaceasfarasthehorizon.

           Directlyhecouldwalkwithoutastick,hedescendedintothetowntolookforsomeopportunitytogethome.Nothingofferedjustthen,and,whilewaiting,heassociatednaturallywiththemenofhiscallingintheport.Thesewereoftwokinds.Some,veryfewandseentherebutseldom,ledmysteriouslives,hadpreservedanundefacedenergywiththetemperofbuccaneersandtheeyesofdreamers.Theyappearedtoliveinacrazymazeofplans,hopes,dangers,enterprises,aheadofcivilisation,inthedarkplacesofthesea;andtheirdeathwastheonlyeventoftheirfantasticexistencethatseemedtohaveareasonablecertitudeofachievement.Themajorityweremenwho,likehimself,throwntherebysomeaccident,hadremainedasofficersofcountryships.Theyhadnowahorrorofthehomeservice,withitsharderconditions,severerviewofduty,andthehazardofstormyoceans.TheywereattunedtotheeternalpeaceofEasternskyandsea.Theylovedshortpassages,gooddeck-chairs,largenativecrews,andthedistinctionofbeingwhite.

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