Лорд Джим

Chapter 41

           What’syours?”andJimafteralittlepausewentonquietly,asIfhehadnotheard:“Whatmadeyoucomehere?”“Youwanttoknow,”saidBrownbitterly.“It’seasytotell.Hunger.Andwhatmadeyou?”

           ‘“Thefellowstartedatthis,”saidBrown,relatingtometheopeningofthisstrangeconversationbetweenthosetwomen,separatedonlybythemuddybedofacreek,butstandingontheoppositepolesofthatconceptionoflifewhichincludesallmankind“Thefellowstartedatthisandgotveryredintheface.Toobigtobequestioned,Isuppose.Itoldhimthatifhelookeduponmeasadeadmanwithwhomyoumaytakeliberties,hehimselfwasnotawhitbetteroffreally.Ihadafellowuptherewhohadabeaddrawnonhimallthetime,andonlywaitedforasignfromme.Therewasnothingtobeshockedatinthis.Hehadcomedownofhisownfreewill.‘Letusagree,’saidI,‘thatwearebothdeadmen,andletustalkonthatbasis,asequals.Weareallequalbeforedeath,’Isaid.IadmittedIwastherelikearatinatrap,butwehadbeendriventoit,andevenatrappedratcangiveabite.Hecaughtmeupinamoment.‘Notifyoudon’tgonearthetraptilltheratisdead.’Itoldhimthatsortofgamewasgoodenoughforthesenativefriendsofhis,butIwouldhavethoughthimtoowhitetoserveevenaratso.Yes,Ihadwantedtotalkwithhim.Nottobegformylife,though.Myfellowswerewellwhattheyweremenlikehimself,anyhow.

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