Лорд Джим

Chapter 10

           Iwouldhavetumbledhimoverlikeabaleofshakings.Hestopped,mutteredtohimself,andwentback.Perhapshehadheardthewind.Ididn’t.Itwasthelastheavygustwehad.Hewentbacktohisoar.Iwassorry.Iwouldhavetriedtoto...”

           ‘Heopenedandclosedhiscurvedfingers,andhishandshadaneagerandcruelflutter.“Steady,steady,”Imurmured.

           ‘“Eh?What?Iamnotexcited,”heremonstrated,awfullyhurt,andwithaconvulsivejerkofhiselbowknockedoverthecognacbottle.Istartedforward,scrapingmychair.Hebouncedoffthetableasifaminehadbeenexplodedbehindhisback,andhalfturnedbeforehealighted,crouchingonhisfeettoshowmeastartledpairofeyesandafacewhiteaboutthenostrils.Alookofintenseannoyancesucceeded.“Awfullysorry.Howclumsyofme!”hemumbled,veryvexed,whilethepungentodourofspiltalcoholenvelopedussuddenlywithanatmosphereofalowdrinking-boutinthecool,puredarknessofthenight.Thelightshadbeenputoutinthedining-hall;ourcandleglimmeredsolitaryinthelonggallery,andthecolumnshadturnedblackfrompedimenttocapital.OnthevividstarsthehighcorneroftheHarbourOfficestoodoutdistinctacrosstheEsplanade,asthoughthesombrepilehadglidednearertoseeandhear.

           ‘Heassumedanairofindifference.

           ‘“IdaresayIamlesscalmnowthanIwasthen.Iwasreadyforanything.Theseweretrifles....”

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