Лорд Джим

Chapter 18

           

           ‘Imadeatriptothenorthward,andwhenIreturnedIfoundanotherletterfrommyfriendwaitingforme.ItwasthefirstenvelopeItoreopen.“Therearenospoonsmissing,asfarasIknow,”ranthefirstline;“Ihaven’tbeeninterestedenoughtoinquire.Heisgone,leavingonthebreakfast-tableaformallittlenoteofapology,whichiseithersillyorheartless.Probablybothandit’sallonetome.Allowmetosay,lestyoushouldhavesomemoremysteriousyoungmeninreserve,thatIhaveshutupshop,definitelyandforever.ThisisthelasteccentricityIshallbeguiltyof.DonotimagineforamomentthatIcareahang;butheisverymuchregrettedattennis-parties,andformyownsakeI’vetoldaplausiblelieattheclub....Iflungtheletterasideandstartedlookingthroughthebatchonmytable,tillIcameuponJim’shandwriting.Wouldyoubelieveit?Onechanceinahundred!Butitisalwaysthathundredthchance!ThatlittlesecondengineerofthePatnahadturnedupinamoreorlessdestitutestate,andgotatemporaryjoboflookingafterthemachineryofthemill.“Icouldn’tstandthefamiliarityofthelittlebeast,”Jimwrotefromaseaportsevenhundredmilessouthoftheplacewhereheshouldhavebeeninclover.“IamnowforthetimewithEgstrom&Blake,ship-chandlers,astheirwellrunner,tocallthethingbyitsrightname.ForreferenceIgavethemyourname,whichtheyknowofcourse,andifyoucouldwriteawordinmyfavouritwouldbeapermanentemployment.

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