Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Somebody’steethwerechatteringviolently.Ahandtouchedhisback.Afaintvoicesaid,“Youthere?”Anothercriedoutshakily,“She’sgone!”andtheyallstooduptogethertolookastern.Theysawnolights.Allwasblack.Athincolddrizzlewasdrivingintotheirfaces.Theboatlurchedslightly.Theteethchatteredfaster,stopped,andbeganagaintwicebeforethemancouldmasterhisshiversufficientlytosay,“Ju-ju-stinti-ti-me....Brrrr.”Herecognisedthevoiceofthechiefengineersayingsurlily,“Isawhergodown.Ihappenedtoturnmyhead.”Thewindhaddroppedalmostcompletely.

           ‘Theywatchedinthedarkwiththeirheadshalfturnedtowindwardasifexpectingtohearcries.Atfirsthewasthankfulthenighthadcoveredupthescenebeforehiseyes,andthentoknowofitandyettohaveseenandheardnothingappearedsomehowtheculminatingpointofanawfulmisfortune.“Strange,isn’tit?”hemurmured,interruptinghimselfinhisdisjointednarrative.

           ‘Itdidnotseemsostrangetome.Hemusthavehadanunconsciousconvictionthattherealitycouldnotbehalfasbad,nothalfasanguishing,appalling,andvengefulasthecreatedterrorofhisimagination.

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