Лорд Джим

Chapter 35

           Thegirlwasrighttherewasasign,acallinthemsomethingtowhichIrespondedwitheveryfibreofmybeing.Iletmyeyesroamthroughspace,likeamanreleasedfrombondswhostretcheshiscrampedlimbs,runs,leaps,respondstotheinspiringelationoffreedom.“Thisisglorious!”Icried,andthenIlookedatthesinnerbymyside.Hesatwithhisheadsunkonhisbreastandsaid“Yes,”withoutraisinghiseyes,asifafraidtoseewritlargeontheclearskyoftheoffingthereproachofhisromanticconscience.

           ‘Irememberthesmallestdetailsofthatafternoon.Welandedonabitofwhitebeach.Itwasbackedbyalowcliffwoodedonthebrow,drapedincreeperstotheveryfoot.Belowustheplainofthesea,ofasereneandintenseblue,stretchedwithaslightupwardtilttothethread-likehorizondrawnattheheightofoureyes.Greatwavesofglitterblewlightlyalongthepitteddarksurface,asswiftasfeatherschasedbythebreeze.Achainofislandssatbrokenandmassivefacingthewideestuary,displayedinasheetofpaleglassywaterreflectingfaithfullythecontouroftheshore.Highinthecolourlesssunshineasolitarybird,allblack,hovered,droppingandsoaringabovethesamespotwithaslightrockingmotionofthewings.Aragged,sootybunchofflimsymathovelswasperchedoveritsowninvertedimageuponacrookedmultitudeofhighpilesthecolourofebony.

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