Лорд Джим

Chapter 12

           Veryfaintscreams—dayafterday.Thenthatlittlehalf-castechapherecameupandspoketome.‘ThePatna...Frenchgunboat...towedsuccessfullytoAden...Investigation...MarineOffice...Sailors’Home...arrangementsmadeforyourboardandlodging!’Iwalkedalongwithhim,andIenjoyedthesilence.Sotherehadbeennoshouting.Imagination.Ihadtobelievehim.Icouldhearnothinganymore.IwonderhowlongIcouldhavestoodit.Itwasgettingworse,too...Imean—louder.”‘Hefellintothought.

           ‘“AndIhadheardnothing!Well—sobeit.Butthelights!Thelightsdidgo!Wedidnotseethem.Theywerenotthere.Iftheyhadbeen,Iwouldhaveswamback—Iwouldhavegonebackandshoutedalongside—Iwouldhavebeggedthemtotakemeonboard....Iwouldhavehadmychance....Youdoubtme?...HowdoyouknowhowIfelt?...Whatrighthaveyoutodoubt?...Iverynearlydiditasitwas—doyouunderstand?”Hisvoicefell.“Therewasnotaglimmer—notaglimmer,”heprotestedmournfully.“Don’tyouunderstandthatiftherehadbeen,youwouldnothaveseenmehere?Youseeme—andyoudoubt.”

           ‘Ishookmyheadnegatively.Thisquestionofthelightsbeinglostsightofwhentheboatcouldnothavebeenmorethanaquarterofamilefromtheshipwasamatterformuchdiscussion.Jimstucktoitthattherewasnothingtobeseenafterthefirstshowerhadclearedaway;andtheothershadaffirmedthesamethingtotheofficersoftheAvondale.

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