Лорд Джим

Chapter 34

           Hecouldn’tpossiblymatter.Nothingmattered,sinceIhadmadeupmymindthatJim,forwhomaloneIcared,hadatlastmasteredhisfate.Hehadtoldmehewassatisfied...nearly.Thisisgoingfurtherthanmostofusdare.I—whohavetherighttothinkmyselfgoodenoughdarenot.Neitherdoesanyofyouhere,Isuppose?...’

           Marlowpaused,asifexpectingananswer.Nobodyspoke.

           ‘Quiteright,’hebeganagain.‘Letnosoulknow,sincethetruthcanbewrungoutofusonlybysomecruel,little,awfulcatastrophe.Butheisoneofus,andhecouldsayhewassatisfied...nearly.Justfancythis!Nearlysatisfied.Onecouldalmostenvyhimhiscatastrophe.Nearlysatisfied.Afterthisnothingcouldmatter.Itdidnotmatterwhosuspectedhim,whotrustedhim,wholovedhim,whohatedhimespeciallyasitwasCorneliuswhohatedhim.

           ‘Yetafterallthiswasakindofrecognition.Youshalljudgeofamanbyhisfoesaswellasbyhisfriends,andthisenemyofJimwassuchasnodecentmanwouldbeashamedtoown,without,however,makingtoomuchofhim.ThiswastheviewJimtook,andinwhichIshared;butJimdisregardedhimongeneralgrounds.“MydearMarlow,”hesaid,“IfeelthatifIgostraightnothingcantouchme.IndeedIdo.Nowyouhavebeenlongenoughheretohaveagoodlookroundand,frankly,don’tyouthinkIamprettysafe?Italldependsuponme,and,byJove!Ihavelotsofconfidenceinmyself.Theworstthinghecoulddowouldbetokillme,Isuppose.

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