Лорд Джим

Chapter 26

           Isatonthestumpofatreeathisfeet,andbelowusstretchedtheland,thegreatexpanseoftheforests,sombreunderthesunshine,rollinglikeasea,withglintsofwindingrivers,thegreyspotsofvillages,andhereandthereaclearing,likeanisletoflightamongstthedarkwavesofcontinuoustree-tops.Abroodinggloomlayoverthisvastandmonotonouslandscape;thelightfellonitasifintoanabyss.Thelanddevouredthesunshine;onlyfaroff,alongthecoast,theemptyocean,smoothandpolishedwithinthefainthaze,seemedtoriseuptotheskyinawallofsteel.

           ‘AndthereIwaswithhim,highinthesunshineonthetopofthathistorichillofhis.Hedominatedtheforest,theseculardoom,theoldmankind.Hewaslikeafiguresetuponapedestal,torepresentinhispersistentyouththepower,andperhapsthevirtues,ofracesthatnevergrowold,thathaveemergedfromthegloom.Idon’tknowwhyheshouldalwayshaveappearedtomesymbolic.Perhapsthisistherealcauseofmyinterestinhisfate.Idon’tknowwhetheritwasexactlyfairtohimtoremembertheincidentwhichhadgivenanewdirectiontohislife,butatthatverymomentIrememberedverydistinctly.Itwaslikeashadowinthelight.’

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