Лорд Джим

Chapter 29

           Therewasnoappeal,asitwere;hewasimprisonedwithintheveryfreedomofhispower,andshe,thoughreadytomakeafootstoolofherheadforhisfeet,guardedherconquestinflexiblyasthoughhewerehardtokeep.TheveryTamb’Itam,marchingonourjourneysupontheheelsofhiswhitelord,withhisheadthrownback,truculentandbe-weaponedlikeajanissary,withkriss,chopper,andlance(besidescarryingJim’sgun);evenTamb’Itamallowedhimselftoputontheairsofuncompromisingguardianship,likeasurlydevotedjailerreadytolaydownhislifeforhiscaptive.Ontheeveningswhenwesatuplate,hissilent,indistinctformwouldpassandrepassundertheverandah,withnoiselessfootsteps,orliftingmyheadIwouldunexpectedlymakehimoutstandingrigidlyerectintheshadow.Asageneralrulehewouldvanishafteratime,withoutasound;butwhenwerosehewouldspringupclosetousasiffromtheground,readyforanyordersJimmightwishtogive.Thegirltoo,Ibelieve,neverwenttosleeptillwehadseparatedforthenight.MorethanonceIsawherandJimthroughthewindowofmyroomcomeouttogetherquietlyandleanontheroughbalustradetwowhiteformsveryclose,hisarmaboutherwaist,herheadonhisshoulder.Theirsoftmurmursreachedme,penetrating,tender,withacalmsadnoteinthestillnessofthenight,likeaself-communionofonebeingcarriedonintwotones.

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