Лорд Джим

Chapter 11

           Inthirtyseconds,asitseemedcertainthen,Iwouldhavebeenoverboard;anddoyouthinkIwouldnothavelaidholdofthefirstthingthatcameinmywayoar,life-buoy,gratinganything?Wouldn’tyou?”

           ‘“Andbesaved,”Iinterjected.

           ‘“Iwouldhavemeanttobe,”heretorted.“Andthat’smorethanImeantwhenI”...heshiveredasifabouttoswallowsomenauseousdrug...“jumped,”hepronouncedwithaconvulsiveeffort,whosestress,asifpropagatedbythewavesoftheair,mademybodystiralittleinthechair.Hefixedmewithloweringeyes.“Don’tyoubelieveme?”hecried.“Iswear!...Confoundit!Yougotmeheretotalk,and...Youmust!...Yousaidyouwouldbelieve.”“OfcourseIdo,”Iprotested,inamatter-of-facttonewhichproducedacalmingeffect.“Forgiveme,”hesaid.“OfcourseIwouldn’thavetalkedtoyouaboutallthisifyouhadnotbeenagentleman.Ioughttohaveknown...IamIamagentlemantoo...”“Yes,yes,”Isaidhastily.Hewaslookingmesquarelyintheface,andwithdrewhisgazeslowly.“NowyouunderstandwhyIdidn’tafterall...didn’tgooutinthatway.Iwasn’tgoingtobefrightenedatwhatIhaddone.And,anyhow,ifIhadstucktotheshipIwouldhavedonemybesttobesaved.Menhavebeenknowntofloatforhoursintheopenseaandbepickedupnotmuchtheworseforit.Imighthavelasteditoutbetterthanmanyothers.There’snothingthematterwithmyheart.”

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