Лорд Джим

Chapter 14

           ‘ByJove!ForallmyfoolishnessaboutscaffoldsandheadsrollingoffIassureyouitwasinfinitelyworsethanabeheading.Aheavysenseoffinalitybroodedoverallthis,unrelievedbythehopeofrestandsafetyfollowingthefalloftheaxe.Theseproceedingshadallthecoldvengefulnessofadeath-sentence,andthecrueltyofasentenceofexile.ThisishowIlookedatitthatmorningandevennowIseemtoseeanundeniablevestigeoftruthinthatexaggeratedviewofacommonoccurrence.YoumayimaginehowstronglyIfeltthisatthetime.PerhapsitisforthatreasonthatIcouldnotbringmyselftoadmitthefinality.Thethingwasalwayswithme,Iwasalwayseagertotakeopiniononit,asthoughithadnotbeenpracticallysettled:individualopinioninternationalopinionbyJove!ThatFrenchman’s,forinstance.Hisowncountry’spronouncementwasutteredinthepassionlessanddefinitephraseologyamachinewoulduse,ifmachinescouldspeak.Theheadofthemagistratewashalfhiddenbythepaper,hisbrowwaslikealabaster.

           ‘Therewereseveralquestionsbeforethecourt.Thefirstastowhethertheshipwasineveryrespectfitandseaworthyforthevoyage.Thecourtfoundshewasnot.Thenextpoint,Iremember,was,whetheruptothetimeoftheaccidenttheshiphadbeennavigatedwithproperandseamanlikecare.TheysaidYestothat,goodnessknowswhy,andthentheydeclaredthattherewasnoevidencetoshowtheexactcauseoftheaccident.Afloatingderelictprobably.

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