Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           “TheypretendedtothinkIhaddoneawaywiththatdonkey-manforsomereasonorother.WhyshouldI?AndhowthedevilwasItoknow?Didn’tIgetsomehowintothatboat?intothatboat—I...”Themusclesroundhislipscontractedintoanunconsciousgrimacethattorethroughthemaskofhisusualexpression—somethingviolent,short-livedandilluminatinglikeatwistoflightningthatadmitstheeyeforaninstantintothesecretconvolutionsofacloud.“Idid.Iwasplainlytherewiththem—wasn’tI?Isn’titawfulamanshouldbedriventodoathinglikethat—andberesponsible?WhatdidIknowabouttheirGeorgetheywerehowlingafter?IrememberedIhadseenhimcurleduponthedeck.‘Murderingcoward!’thechiefkeptoncallingme.Hedidn’tseemabletorememberanyothertwowords.Ididn’tcare,onlyhisnoisebegantoworryme.‘Shutup,’Isaid.Atthathecollectedhimselfforaconfoundedscreech.‘Youkilledhim!Youkilledhim!’‘No,’Ishouted,‘butIwillkillyoudirectly.’Ijumpedup,andhefellbackwardsoverathwartwithanawfulloudthump.Idon’tknowwhy.Toodark.TriedtostepbackIsuppose.Istoodstillfacingaft,andthewretchedlittlesecondbegantowhine,‘Youain’tgoingtohitachapwithabrokenarm—andyoucallyourselfagentleman,too.’Iheardaheavytramp—one—two—andwheezygrunting.Theotherbeastwascomingatme,clatteringhisoaroverthestern.Isawhimmoving,big,big—asyouseeamaninamist,inadream.‘Comeon,’Icried.

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