Лорд Джим

Chapter 3

           HehadbeenstrandedoutEastsomewhereinCanton,inShanghai,orperhapsinYokohama;heprobablydidnotcaretorememberhimselftheexactlocality,noryetthecauseofhisshipwreck.Hehadbeen,inmercytohisyouth,kickedquietlyoutofhisshiptwentyyearsagoormore,anditmighthavebeensomuchworseforhimthatthememoryoftheepisodehadinithardlyatraceofmisfortune.Then,steamnavigationexpandingintheseseasandmenofhiscraftbeingscarceatfirst,hehad‘goton’afterasort.Hewaseagertoletstrangersknowinadismalmumblethathewas‘anoldstagerouthere.’Whenhemoved,askeletonseemedtoswaylooseinhisclothes;hiswalkwasmerewandering,andhewasgiventowanderthusaroundtheengine-roomskylight,smoking,withoutrelish,doctoredtobaccoinabrassbowlattheendofacherrywoodstemfourfeetlong,withtheimbecilegravityofathinkerevolvingasystemofphilosophyfromthehazyglimpseofatruth.Hewasusuallyanythingbutfreewithhisprivatestoreofliquor;butonthatnighthehaddepartedfromhisprinciples,sothathissecond,aweak-headedchildofWapping,whatwiththeunexpectednessofthetreatandthestrengthofthestuff,hadbecomeveryhappy,cheeky,andtalkative.

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