Лорд Джим

Chapter 2

           Theyshudderedatthethoughtofhardwork,andledprecariouslyeasylives,alwaysonthevergeofdismissal,alwaysonthevergeofengagement,servingChinamen,Arabs,half-casteswouldhaveservedthedevilhimselfhadhemadeiteasyenough.Theytalkedeverlastinglyofturnsofluck:howSo-and-sogotchargeofaboatonthecoastofChinaasoftthing;howthisonehadaneasybilletinJapansomewhere,andthatonewasdoingwellintheSiamesenavy;andinalltheysaidintheiractions,intheirlooks,intheirpersonscouldbedetectedthesoftspot,theplaceofdecay,thedeterminationtoloungesafelythroughexistence.

           ToJimthatgossipingcrowd,viewedasseamen,seemedatfirstmoreunsubstantialthansomanyshadows.Butatlengthhefoundafascinationinthesightofthosemen,intheirappearanceofdoingsowellonsuchasmallallowanceofdangerandtoil.Intime,besidetheoriginaldisdaintheregrewupslowlyanothersentiment;andsuddenly,givinguptheideaofgoinghome,hetookaberthaschiefmateofthePatna.

           ThePatnawasalocalsteamerasoldasthehills,leanlikeagreyhound,andeatenupwithrustworsethanacondemnedwater-tank.

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