Лорд Джим

Chapter 1

           Thereisacoolparlour,easy-chairs,bottles,cigars,writingimplements,acopyofharbourregulations,andawarmthofwelcomethatmeltsthesaltofathreemonths’passageoutofaseaman’sheart.Theconnectionthusbeguniskeptup,aslongastheshipremainsinharbour,bythedailyvisitsofthewater-clerk.Tothecaptainheisfaithfullikeafriendandattentivelikeason,withthepatienceofJob,theunselfishdevotionofawoman,andthejollityofabooncompanion.Lateronthebillissentin.Itisabeautifulandhumaneoccupation.Thereforegoodwater-clerksarescarce.Whenawater-clerkwhopossessesAbilityintheabstracthasalsotheadvantageofhavingbeenbroughtuptothesea,heisworthtohisemployeralotofmoneyandsomehumouring.Jimhadalwaysgoodwagesandasmuchhumouringaswouldhaveboughtthefidelityofafiend.Nevertheless,withblackingratitudehewouldthrowupthejobsuddenlyanddepart.Tohisemployersthereasonshegavewereobviouslyinadequate.Theysaid‘Confoundedfool!’assoonashisbackwasturned.Thiswastheircriticismonhisexquisitesensibility.

           TothewhitemeninthewatersidebusinessandtothecaptainsofshipshewasjustJimnothingmore.Hehad,ofcourse,anothername,buthewasanxiousthatitshouldnotbepronounced.Hisincognito,whichhadasmanyholesasasieve,wasnotmeanttohideapersonalitybutafact.

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