Лорд Джим

Chapter 25

           Hestrolledaimlesslybeyondasortoframshacklelittlegranaryonposts,andhiseyesfellonthebrokenstakesofthepalisade;andthenhesaysatonce,withoutanymentalprocessasitwere,withoutanystirofemotion,hesetabouthisescapeasifexecutingaplanmaturedforamonth.Hewalkedoffcarelesslytogivehimselfagoodrun,andwhenhefacedabouttherewassomedignitary,withtwospearmeninattendance,closeathiselbowreadywithaquestion.Hestartedoff“fromunderhisverynose,”wentover“likeabird,”andlandedontheothersidewithafallthatjarredallhisbonesandseemedtosplithishead.Hepickedhimselfupinstantly.Heneverthoughtofanythingatthetime;allhecouldrememberhesaidwasagreatyell;thefirsthousesofPatusanwerebeforehimfourhundredyardsaway;hesawthecreek,andasitweremechanicallyputonmorepace.Theearthseemedfairlytoflybackwardsunderhisfeet.Hetookofffromthelastdryspot,felthimselfflyingthroughtheair,felthimself,withoutanyshock,planteduprightinanextremelysoftandstickymudbank.Itwasonlywhenhetriedtomovehislegsandfoundhecouldn’tthat,inhisownwords,“hecametohimself.”Hebegantothinkofthe“ballylongspears.”Asamatteroffact,consideringthatthepeopleinsidethestockadehadtoruntothegate,thengetdowntothelanding-place,getintoboats,andpullroundapointofland,hehadmoreadvancethanheimagined.

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