Лорд Джим

Chapter 30

           IthadbeenthethoughtofallthemomentshecouldsparefromthehopelessinvestigationintoStein’saffairs,butthenotionhesayscametohimthenallatonce.Hecouldsee,asitwere,thegunsmountedonthetopofthehill.Hegotveryhotandexcitedlyingthere;sleepwasoutofthequestionmorethanever.Hejumpedup,andwentoutbarefootedontheverandah.Walkingsilently,hecameuponthegirl,motionlessagainstthewall,asifonthewatch.Inhisthenstateofminditdidnotsurprisehimtoseeherup,noryettohearheraskinananxiouswhisperwhereCorneliuscouldbe.Hesimplysaidhedidnotknow.Shemoanedalittle,andpeeredintothecampong.Everythingwasveryquiet.Hewaspossessedbyhisnewidea,andsofullofitthathecouldnothelptellingthegirlallaboutitatonce.Shelistened,clappedherhandslightly,whisperedsoftlyheradmiration,butwasevidentlyonthealertallthetime.ItseemshehadbeenusedtomakeaconfidantofherallalongandthatsheonherpartcouldanddidgivehimalotofusefulhintsastoPatusanaffairsthereisnodoubt.Heassuredmemorethanoncethathehadneverfoundhimselftheworseforheradvice.Atanyrate,hewasproceedingtoexplainhisplanfullytoherthereandthen,whenshepressedhisarmonce,andvanishedfromhisside.ThenCorneliusappearedfromsomewhere,and,perceivingJim,duckedsideways,asthoughhehadbeenshotat,andafterwardsstoodverystillinthedusk.Atlasthecameforwardprudently,likeasuspiciouscat.

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