Лорд Джим

Chapter 14

           “Oh!youaredevilishsmart,”hesneered;“butyouareliketherestofthem.Toomuchintheclouds.Seewhatyouwilldowithhim.”“Idon’tknowthatIwanttodoanythingwithhim.”“Don’tyou?”hespluttered;hisgreymoustachebristledwithanger,andbyhissidethenotoriousRobinson,proppedontheumbrella,stoodwithhisbacktome,aspatientandstillasaworn-outcab-horse.“Ihaven’tfoundaguanoisland,”Isaid.“It’smybeliefyouwouldn’tknowoneifyouwereledrightuptoitbythehand,”heripostedquickly;“andinthisworldyou’vegottoseeathingfirst,beforeyoucanmakeuseofit.Gottoseeitthroughandthroughatthat,neithermorenorless.”“Andgetotherstoseeittoo,”Iinsinuated,withaglanceatthebowedbackbyhisside.Chestersnortedatme.“Hiseyesarerightenoughdon’tyouworry.Heain’tapuppy.”“Ohdear,no!”Isaid.“Comealong,CaptainRobinson,”heshouted,withasortofbullyingdeferenceundertherimoftheoldman’shat;theHolyTerrorgaveasubmissivelittlejump.Theghostofasteamerwaswaitingforthem,Fortuneonthatfairisle!TheymadeacuriouspairofArgonauts.Chesterstrodeonleisurely,wellsetup,portly,andofconqueringmien;theother,long,wasted,drooping,andhookedtohisarm,shuffledhiswitheredshankswithdesperatehaste.’

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