Лорд Джим

Chapter 40

           

           ‘IamsorrythatIcan’tgiveyouthispartofthestory,whichofcourseIhavemainlyfromBrown,inBrown’sownwords.Therewasinthebroken,violentspeechofthatman,unveilingbeforemehisthoughtswiththeveryhandofDeathuponhisthroat,anundisguisedruthlessnessofpurpose,astrangevengefulattitudetowardshisownpast,andablindbeliefintherighteousnessofhiswillagainstallmankind,somethingofthatfeelingwhichcouldinducetheleaderofahordeofwanderingcut-throatstocallhimselfproudlytheScourgeofGod.Nodoubtthenaturalsenselessferocitywhichisthebasisofsuchacharacterwasexasperatedbyfailureill-luck,andtherecentprivations,aswellasbythedesperatepositioninwhichhefoundhimself;butwhatwasmostremarkableofallwasthis,thatwhileheplannedtreacherousalliances,hadalreadysettledinhisownmindthefateofthewhiteman,andintriguedinanoverbearing,offhandmannerwithKassim,onecouldperceivethatwhathehadreallydesired,almostinspiteofhimself,wastoplayhavocwiththatjungletownwhichhaddefiedhim,toseeitstrewnoverwithcorpsesandenvelopedinflames.Listeningtohispitiless,pantingvoice,Icouldimaginehowhemusthavelookedatitfromthehillock,peoplingitwithimagesofmurderandrapine.Thepartnearesttothecreekworeanabandonedaspect,thoughasamatteroffacteveryhouseconcealedafewarmedmenonthealert.

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