Лорд Джим

Chapter 39

           Doraminsatfierce-faced,heavy,lookingatthespeakersinturn,andbreathingslowlikeabull.Hedidn’tspeaktillthelast,afterKassimhaddeclaredthattheRajah’sboatswouldbecalledinbecausethemenwererequiredtodefendhismaster’sstockade.DainWarisinhisfather’spresencewouldoffernoopinion,thoughthegirlentreatedhiminJim’snametospeakout.SheofferedhimJim’sownmeninheranxietytohavetheseintrudersdrivenoutatonce.Heonlyshookhishead,afteraglanceortwoatDoramin.Finally,whenthecouncilbrokeupithadbeendecidedthatthehousesnearestthecreekshouldbestronglyoccupiedtoobtainthecommandoftheenemy’sboat.Theboatitselfwasnottobeinterferedwithopenly,sothattherobbersonthehillshouldbetemptedtoembark,whenawell-directedfirewouldkillmostofthem,nodoubt.Tocutofftheescapeofthosewhomightsurvive,andtopreventmoreofthemcomingup,DainWariswasorderedbyDoramintotakeanarmedpartyofBugisdowntherivertoacertainspottenmilesbelowPatusan,andthereformacampontheshoreandblockadethestreamwiththecanoes.Idon’tbelieveforamomentthatDoraminfearedthearrivaloffreshforces.Myopinionisthathisconductwasguidedsolelybyhiswishtokeephissonoutofharm’sway.Topreventarushbeingmadeintothetowntheconstructionofastockadewastobecommencedatdaylightattheendofthestreetontheleftbank.Theoldnakhodadeclaredhisintentiontocommandtherehimself.

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