Лорд Джим

Chapter 35

           Hisvoicesanksuddenlytoamurmur...“withthosewhom,perhaps,Ishallneverseeanymore.“Withwithyou,forinstance.”

           ‘Iwasprofoundlyhumbledbyhiswords.“ForGod’ssake,”Isaid,“don’tsetmeup,mydearfellow;justlooktoyourself.”Ifeltagratitude,anaffection,forthatstragglerwhoseeyeshadsingledmeout,keepingmyplaceintheranksofaninsignificantmultitude.Howlittlethatwastoboastof,afterall!Iturnedmyburningfaceaway;underthelowsun,glowing,darkenedandcrimson,likeunembersnatchedfromthefire,thesealayoutspread,offeringallitsimmensestillnesstotheapproachofthefieryorb.Twicehewasgoingtospeak,butcheckedhimself;atlast,asifhehadfoundaformula

           ‘“Ishallbefaithful,”hesaidquietly.“Ishallbefaithful,”herepeated,withoutlookingatme,butforthefirsttimelettinghiseyeswanderuponthewaters,whosebluenesshadchangedtoagloomypurpleunderthefiresofsunset.Ah!hewasromantic,romantic.IrecalledsomewordsofStein’s....“Inthedestructiveelementimmerse!...Tofollowthedream,andagaintofollowthedreamandsoalwaysusqueadfinem...Hewasromantic,butnonethelesstrue.Whocouldtellwhatforms,whatvisions,whatfaces,whatforgivenesshecouldseeintheglowofthewest!...Asmallboat,leavingtheschooner,movedslowly,witharegularbeatoftwooars,towardsthesandbanktotakemeoff.

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