Лорд Джим

Chapter 18

           Ifthebusinesshadbeenhisownandalltomakeyet,hecouldn’thavedonemoreinthatway.Andnow...allatonce...likethis!ThinksItomyself:‘Oho!ariseinthescrewthat’sthetroubleisit?’‘Allright,’saysI,‘noneedofallthatfusswithme,Jimmy.Justmentionyourfigure.Anythinginreason.’Helooksatmeasifhewantedtoswallowsomethingthatstuckinhisthroat.‘Ican’tstopwithyou.’‘What’sthatbloomingjoke?’Iasks.Heshakeshishead,andIcouldseeinhiseyehewasasgoodasgonealready,sir.SoIturnedtohimandslangedhimtillallwasblue.‘Whatisityou’rerunningawayfrom?’Iasks.‘Whohasbeengettingatyou?Whatscaredyou?Youhaven’tasmuchsenseasarat;theydon’tclearoutfromagoodship.Wheredoyouexpecttogetabetterberth?youthisandyouthat.’Imadehimlooksick,Icantellyou.‘Thisbusinessain’tgoingtosink,’saysI.Hegaveabigjump.‘Good-bye,’hesays,noddingatmelikealord;‘youain’thalfabadchap,Egstrom.Igiveyoumywordthatifyouknewmyreasonsyouwouldn’tcaretokeepme.’‘That’sthebiggestlieyouevertoldinyourlife,’saysI;‘Iknowmyownmind.’HemademesomadthatIhadtolaugh.‘Can’tyoureallystoplongenoughtodrinkthisglassofbeerhere,youfunnybeggar,you?’Idon’tknowwhatcameoverhim;hedidn’tseemabletofindthedoor;somethingcomical,Icantellyou,captain.Idrankthebeermyself

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