Лорд Джим

Chapter 16

           Hewasprotectedbyhisisolation,aloneofhisownsuperiorkind,inclosetouchwithNature,thatkeepsfaithonsucheasytermswithherlovers.ButIcannotfixbeforemyeyetheimageofhissafety.Ishallalwaysrememberhimasseenthroughtheopendoorofmyroom,taking,perhaps,toomuchtoheartthemereconsequencesofhisfailure.Iampleased,ofcourse,thatsomegoodandevensomesplendourcameoutofmyendeavours;butattimesitseemstomeitwouldhavebeenbetterformypeaceofmindifIhadnotstoodbetweenhimandChester’sconfoundedlygenerousoffer.IwonderwhathisexuberantimaginationwouldhavemadeofWalpoleisletthatmosthopelesslyforsakencrumbofdrylandonthefaceofthewaters.ItisnotlikelyIwouldeverhaveheard,forImusttellyouthatChester,aftercallingatsomeAustralianporttopatchuphisbrig-riggedsea-anachronism,steamedoutintothePacificwithacrewoftwenty-twohandsalltold,andtheonlynewshavingapossiblebearinguponthemysteryofhisfatewasthenewsofahurricanewhichissupposedtohavesweptinitscourseovertheWalpoleshoals,amonthorsoafterwards.NotavestigeoftheArgonautseverturnedup;notasoundcameoutofthewaste.Finis!ThePacificisthemostdiscreetoflive,hot-temperedoceans:thechillyAntarcticcankeepasecrettoo,butmoreinthemannerofagrave.

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