Лорд Джим

Chapter 12

           Ofcoursepeopleshooktheirheadsandsmiled.Oneoldskipperwhosatnearmeincourttickledmyearwithhiswhitebeardtomurmur,“Ofcoursetheywouldlie.”Asamatteroffactnobodylied;noteventhechiefengineerwithhisstoryofthemast-headlightdroppinglikeamatchyouthrowdown.Notconsciously,atleast.Amanwithhisliverinsuchastatemightverywellhaveseenafloatingsparkinthecornerofhiseyewhenstealingahurriedglanceoverhisshoulder.Theyhadseennolightofanysortthoughtheywerewellwithinrange,andtheycouldonlyexplainthisinoneway:theshiphadgonedown.Itwasobviousandcomforting.Theforeseenfactcomingsoswiftlyhadjustifiedtheirhaste.Nowondertheydidnotcastaboutforanyotherexplanation.Yetthetrueonewasverysimple,andassoonasBrierlysuggesteditthecourtceasedtobotheraboutthequestion.Ifyouremember,theshiphadbeenstopped,andwaslyingwithherheadonthecoursesteeredthroughthenight,withhersterncantedhighandherbowsbroughtlowdowninthewaterthroughthefillingofthefore-compartment.Beingthusoutoftrim,whenthesquallstruckheralittleonthequarter,sheswungheadtowindassharplyasthoughshehadbeenatanchor.Bythischangeinherpositionallherlightswereinaveryfewmomentsshutofffromtheboattoleeward.

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