Лорд Джим

Chapter 34

           Iwouldn’tturnmyheadtodoso;butIcouldseeoutofthecornerofmyeyehisobsequiousshadowglidingaftermine,whilethemoon,suspendedonourrighthand,seemedtogloatserenelyuponthespectacle.HetriedtoexplainasI’vetoldyouhisshareintheeventsofthememorablenight.Itwasamatterofexpediency.Howcouldheknowwhowasgoingtogettheupperhand?“Iwouldhavesavedhim,honourablesir!Iwouldhavesavedhimforeightydollars,”heprotestedindulcettones,keepingapacebehindme.“Hehassavedhimself,”Isaid,“andhehasforgivenyou.”Iheardasortoftittering,andturneduponhim;atonceheappearedreadytotaketohisheels.“Whatareyoulaughingat?”Iasked,standingstill.“Don’tbedeceived,honourablesir!”heshrieked,seeminglylosingallcontroloverhisfeelings.“Hesavehimself!Heknowsnothing,honourablesirnothingwhatever.Whoishe?Whatdoeshewantherethebigthief?Whatdoeshewanthere?Hethrowsdustintoeverybody’seyes;hethrowsdustintoyoureyes,honourablesir;buthecan’tthrowdustintomyeyes.Heisabigfool,honourablesir.”Ilaughedcontemptuously,and,turningonmyheel,begantowalkonagain.Heranuptomyelbowandwhisperedforcibly,“He’snomorethanalittlechildherelikealittlechildalittlechild.”OfcourseIdidn’ttaketheslightestnotice,andseeingthetimepressed,becausewewereapproachingthebamboofencethatglitteredovertheblackenedgroundoftheclearing,hecametothepoint.

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