Лорд Джим

Chapter 28

           Hadapermission?Nobusinessofhis.Itwasnotsobadtherenow,heremarkednegligently,and,hewentondrawling,“There’ssomesortofwhitevagabondhasgotinthere,Ihear....Eh?Whatyousay?Friendofyours?So!...ThenitwastruetherewasoneoftheseverdammteWhatwasheupto?Foundhiswayin,therascal.Eh?Ihadnotbeensure.Patusantheycutthroatstherenobusinessofours.”Heinterruptedhimselftogroan.“Phoo!Almighty!Theheat!Theheat!Well,then,theremightbesomethinginthestorytoo,afterall,and...Heshutoneofhisbeastlyglassyeyes(theeyelidwentonquivering)whileheleeredatmeatrociouslywiththeother.“Lookhere,”sayshemysteriously,“ifdoyouunderstand?ifhehasreallygotholdofsomethingfairlygoodnoneofyourbitsofgreenglassunderstand?IamaGovernmentofficialyoutelltherascal...Eh?What?Friendofyours?”...Hecontinuedwallowingcalmlyinthechair...“Yousaidso;that’sjustit;andIampleasedtogiveyouthehint.Isupposeyoutoowouldliketogetsomethingoutofit?Don’tinterrupt.YoujusttellhimI’veheardthetale,buttomyGovernmentIhavemadenoreport.Notyet.See?Whymakeareport?Eh?Tellhimtocometomeiftheylethimgetaliveoutofthecountry.Hehadbetterlookoutforhimself.Eh?Ipromisetoasknoquestions.Onthequietyouunderstand?Youtooyoushallgetsomethingfromme.Smallcommissionforthetrouble.Don’tinterrupt.IamaGovernmentofficial,andmakenoreport.

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