Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Theyrepeatedthesamewordsoverandoveragainasthoughtheycouldn’tstopthemselves.Neverdoubtedshewouldgo.Thelightsweregone.Nomistake.Thelightsweregone.Couldn’texpectanythingelse.Shehadtogo....Henoticedthattheytalkedasthoughtheyhadleftbehindthemnothingbutanemptyship.Theyconcludedshewouldnothavebeenlongwhensheoncestarted.Itseemedtocausethemsomesortofsatisfaction.Theyassuredeachotherthatshecouldn’thavebeenlongaboutit“Justshotdownlikeaflat-iron.”Thechiefengineerdeclaredthatthemast-headlightatthemomentofsinkingseemedtodrop“likealightedmatchyouthrowdown.”Atthisthesecondlaughedhysterically.“Iamg-g-glad,Iamgla-a-a-d.”Histeethwenton“likeanelectricrattle,”saidJim,“andallatoncehebegantocry.Heweptandblubberedlikeachild,catchinghisbreathandsobbing‘Ohdear!ohdear!ohdear!’Hewouldbequietforawhileandstartsuddenly,‘Oh,mypoorarm!oh,mypoora-a-a-arm!’IfeltIcouldknockhimdown.Someofthemsatinthestern-sheets.Icouldjustmakeouttheirshapes.Voicescametome,mumble,mumble,grunt,grunt.Allthisseemedveryhardtobear.Iwascoldtoo.AndIcoulddonothing.IthoughtthatifImovedIwouldhavetogooverthesideand...

           ‘Hishandgropedstealthily,cameincontactwithaliqueur-glass,andwaswithdrawnsuddenlyasifithadtouchedared-hotcoal.Ipushedthebottleslightly.“Won’tyouhavesomemore?”Iasked.

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