Лорд Джим

Chapter 23

           Hadit?Wouldhangtheballyaffairroundhisneck!Andheproceededtodothisimmediately,producingastring(whichlookedlikeabitofacottonshoe-lace)forthepurpose.There!Thatwoulddothetrick!Itwouldbethedeuceif...Heseemedtocatchsightofmyfaceforthefirsttime,anditsteadiedhimalittle.Iprobablydidn’trealise,hesaidwithanaivegravity,howmuchimportanceheattachedtothattoken.Itmeantafriend;anditisagoodthingtohaveafriend.Heknewsomethingaboutthat.Henoddedatmeexpressively,butbeforemydisclaiminggestureheleanedhisheadonhishandandforawhilesatsilent,playingthoughtfullywiththebread-crumbsonthecloth...“Slamthedoorthatwasjollywellput,”hecried,andjumpingup,begantopacetheroom,remindingmebythesetoftheshoulders,theturnofhishead,theheadlongandunevenstride,ofthatnightwhenhehadpacedthus,confessing,explainingwhatyouwillbut,inthelastinstance,livinglivingbeforeme,underhisownlittlecloud,withallhisunconscioussubtletywhichcoulddrawconsolationfromtheverysourceofsorrow.Itwasthesamemood,thesameanddifferent,likeaficklecompanionthatto-dayguidingyouonthetruepath,withthesameeyes,thesamestep,thesameimpulse,to-morrowwillleadyouhopelesslyastray.Histreadwasassured,hisstraying,darkenedeyesseemedtosearchtheroomforsomething.

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