Лорд Джим

Chapter 29

           Lateron,tossingonmybedunderthemosquito-net,Iwassuretohearslightcreakings,faintbreathing,athroatclearedcautiouslyandIwouldknowthatTamb’Itamwasstillontheprowl.Thoughhehad(bythefavourofthewhitelord)ahouseinthecompound,had“takenwife,”andhadlatelybeenblessedwithachild,Ibelievethat,duringmystayatallevents,hesleptontheverandaheverynight.Itwasverydifficulttomakethisfaithfulandgrimretainertalk.EvenJimhimselfwasansweredinjerkyshortsentences,underprotestasitwere.Talking,heseemedtoimply,wasnobusinessofhis.ThelongestspeechIheardhimvolunteerwasonemorningwhen,suddenlyextendinghishandtowardsthecourtyard,hepointedatCorneliusandsaid,“HerecomestheNazarene.”Idon’tthinkhewasaddressingme,thoughIstoodathisside;hisobjectseemedrathertoawakentheindignantattentionoftheuniverse.Somemutteredallusions,whichfollowed,todogsandthesmellofroast-meat,struckmeassingularlyfelicitous.Thecourtyard,alargesquarespace,wasonetorridblazeofsunshine,and,bathedinintenselight,Corneliuswascreepingacrossinfullviewwithaninexpressibleeffectofstealthiness,ofdarkandsecretslinking.Heremindedoneofeverythingthatisunsavoury.Hisslowlaboriouswalkresembledthecreepingofarepulsivebeetle,thelegsalonemovingwithhorridindustrywhilethebodyglidedevenly.

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