Лорд Джим

Chapter 23

           “What?Whatdoyousay?”Iasked.Heassumedastartlinglyferociousdemeanour,andimitatedtoperfectiontheactofstabbingfrombehind.“Alreadylikethebodyofonedeported,”heexplained,withtheinsufferablyconceitedairofhiskindafterwhattheyimagineadisplayofcleverness.BehindhimIperceivedJimsmilingsilentlyatme,andwitharaisedhandcheckingtheexclamationonmylips.

           ‘Then,whilethehalf-caste,burstingwithimportance,shoutedhisorders,whiletheyardsswungcreakingandtheheavyboomcamesurgingover,JimandI,aloneasitwere,toleewardofthemainsail,claspedeachother’shandsandexchangedthelasthurriedwords.Myheartwasfreedfromthatdullresentmentwhichhadexistedsidebysidewithinterestinhisfate.Theabsurdchatterofthehalf-castehadgivenmorerealitytothemiserabledangersofhispaththanStein’scarefulstatements.Onthatoccasionthesortofformalitythathadbeenalwayspresentinourintercoursevanishedfromourspeech;IbelieveIcalledhim“dearboy,”andhetackedonthewords“oldman”tosomehalf-utteredexpressionofgratitude,asthoughhisrisksetoffagainstmyyearshadmadeusmoreequalinageandinfeeling.Therewasamomentofrealandprofoundintimacy,unexpectedandshort-livedlikeaglimpseofsomeeverlasting,ofsomesavingtruth.Heexertedhimselftosoothemeasthoughhehadbeenthemorematureofthetwo.“Allright,allright,”hesaidrapidlyandwithfeeling.“Ipromisetotakecareofmyself

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