Лорд Джим

Chapter 13

           “Praytellme,”hebegan,comingupponderously,“whatwasthereatthebottomofthisaffairprecisely(aujuste)?Itiscurious.Thatdeadman,forinstanceandsoon.”

           ‘“Therewerelivingmentoo,”Isaid;“muchmorecurious.”

           ‘“Nodoubt,nodoubt,”heagreedhalfaudibly,then,asifaftermatureconsideration,murmured,“Evidently.”Imadenodifficultyincommunicatingtohimwhathadinterestedmemostinthisaffair.Itseemedasthoughhehadarighttoknow:hadn’thespentthirtyhoursonboardthePatnahadhenottakenthesuccession,sotospeak,hadhenotdone“hispossible”?Helistenedtome,lookingmorepriest-likethanever,andwithwhatprobablyonaccountofhisdowncasteyeshadtheappearanceofdevoutconcentration.Onceortwiceheelevatedhiseyebrows(butwithoutraisinghiseyelids),asonewouldsay“Thedevil!”Oncehecalmlyexclaimed,“Ah,bah!”underhisbreath,andwhenIhadfinishedhepursedhislipsinadeliberatewayandemittedasortofsorrowfulwhistle.

           ‘Inanyoneelseitmighthavebeenanevidenceofboredom,asignofindifference;buthe,inhisoccultway,managedtomakehisimmobilityappearprofoundlyresponsive,andasfullofvaluablethoughtsasaneggisofmeat.Whathesaidatlastwasnothingmorethana“Veryinteresting,”pronouncedpolitely,andnotmuchaboveawhisper.BeforeIgotovermydisappointmentheadded,butasifspeakingtohimself,“That’sit.Thatisit.”

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