Лорд Джим

Chapter 39

           InthecourseofhisnegotiationswithKassimhebecameawarethathewassupposedtohaveabigshipwithplentyofmenoutside.KassimbeggedhimearnestlytohavethisbigshipwithhismanygunsandmenbroughtuptheriverwithoutdelayfortheRajah’sservice.Brownprofessedhimselfwilling,andonthisbasisthenegotiationwascarriedonwithmutualdistrust.ThreetimesinthecourseofthemorningthecourteousandactiveKassimwentdowntoconsulttheRajahandcameupbusilywithhislongstride.Brown,whilebargaining,hadasortofgrimenjoymentinthinkingofhiswretchedschooner,withnothingbutaheapofdirtinherhold,thatstoodforanarmedship,andaChinamanandalameex-beachcomberofLevukaonboard,whorepresentedallhismanymen.Intheafternoonheobtainedfurtherdolesoffood,apromiseofsomemoney,andasupplyofmatsforhismentomakesheltersforthemselves.Theylaydownandsnored,protectedfromtheburningsunshine;butBrown,sittingfullyexposedononeofthefelledtrees,feastedhiseyesupontheviewofthetownandtheriver.Therewasmuchlootthere.Cornelius,whohadmadehimselfathomeinthecamp,talkedathiselbow,pointingoutthelocalities,impartingadvice,givinghisownversionofJim’scharacter,andcommentinginhisownfashionupontheeventsofthelastthreeyears.Brown,who,apparentlyindifferentandgazingaway,listenedwithattentiontoeveryword,couldnotmakeoutclearlywhatsortofmanthisJimcouldbe.“What’shisname?Jim!Jim!That’snotenoughforaman’sname.

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