Лорд Джим

Chapter 29

           Isupposehemadestraightenoughfortheplacewherehewantedtogetto,buthisprogresswithoneshouldercarriedforwardseemedoblique.Hewasoftenseencirclingslowlyamongstthesheds,asiffollowingascent;passingbeforetheverandahwithupwardstealthyglances;disappearingwithouthasteroundthecornerofsomehut.ThatheseemedfreeoftheplacedemonstratedJim’sabsurdcarelessnessorelsehisinfinitedisdain,forCorneliushadplayedaverydubiouspart(tosaytheleastofit)inacertainepisodewhichmighthaveendedfatallyforJim.Asamatteroffact,ithadredoundedtohisglory.Buteverythingredoundedtohisglory;anditwastheironyofhisgoodfortunethathe,whohadbeentoocarefulofitonce,seemedtobearacharmedlife.

           ‘YoumustknowhehadleftDoramin’splaceverysoonafterhisarrivalmuchtoosoon,infact,forhissafety,andofcoursealongtimebeforethewar.Inthishewasactuatedbyasenseofduty;hehadtolookafterStein’sbusiness,hesaid.Hadn’the?Tothatend,withanutterdisregardofhispersonalsafety,hecrossedtheriverandtookuphisquarterswithCornelius.HowthelatterhadmanagedtoexistthroughthetroubledtimesIcan’tsay.AsStein’sagent,afterall,hemusthavehadDoramin’sprotectioninameasure;andinonewayoranotherhehadmanagedtowrigglethroughallthedeadlycomplications,whileIhavenodoubtthathisconduct,whateverlinehewasforcedtotake,wasmarkedbythatabjectnesswhichwaslikethestampoftheman.

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