Лорд Джим

Chapter 37

           

           ‘“Notliketheothers,”Iprotested,butshecontinuedevenly,withoutanyfeeling

           ‘“Hewasfalse.”AndsuddenlySteinbrokein.“No!no!no!Mypoorchild!...Hepattedherhandlyingpassivelyonhissleeve.“No!no!Notfalse!True!True!True!”Hetriedtolookintoherstonyface.“Youdon’tunderstand.Ach!Whyyoudonotunderstand?...Terrible,”hesaidtome.“Somedaysheshallunderstand.”

           ‘“Willyouexplain?”Iasked,lookinghardathim.Theymovedon.

           ‘Iwatchedthem.Hergowntrailedonthepath,herblackhairfellloose.Shewalkeduprightandlightbythesideofthetallman,whoselongshapelesscoathunginperpendicularfoldsfromthestoopingshoulders,whosefeetmovedslowly.Theydisappearedbeyondthatspinney(youmayremember)wheresixteendifferentkindsofbamboogrowtogether,alldistinguishabletothelearnedeye.Formypart,Iwasfascinatedbytheexquisitegraceandbeautyofthatflutedgrove,crownedwithpointedleavesandfeatheryheads,thelightness,thevigour,thecharmasdistinctasavoiceofthatunperplexedluxuriatinglife.Irememberstayingtolookatitforalongtime,asonewouldlingerwithinreachofaconsolingwhisper.Theskywaspearlygrey.Itwasoneofthoseovercastdayssorareinthetropics,inwhichmemoriescrowdupononememoriesofothershores,ofotherfaces

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