Лорд Джим

Chapter 42

           Hehadforthefirsttimetoaffirmhiswillinthefaceofoutspokenopposition.“Therewasmuchtalk,andatfirstmymasterwassilent,”Tamb’Itamsaid.“Darknesscame,andthenIlitthecandlesonthelongtable.Thechiefssatoneachside,andtheladyremainedbymymaster’srighthand.”

           ‘Whenhebegantospeak,theunaccustomeddifficultyseemedonlytofixhisresolvemoreimmovably.Thewhitemenwerenowwaitingforhisansweronthehill.Theirchiefhadspokentohiminthelanguageofhisownpeople,makingclearmanythingsdifficulttoexplaininanyotherspeech.Theywereerringmenwhomsufferinghadmadeblindtorightandwrong.Itistruethatliveshadbeenlostalready,butwhylosemore?Hedeclaredtohishearers,theassembledheadsofthepeople,thattheirwelfarewashiswelfare,theirlosseshislosses,theirmourninghismourning.Helookedroundatthegravelisteningfacesandtoldthemtorememberthattheyhadfoughtandworkedsidebyside.Theyknewhiscourage...Hereamurmurinterruptedhim...Andthathehadneverdeceivedthem.Formanyyearstheyhaddwelttogether.Helovedthelandandthepeoplelivinginitwithaverygreatlove.Hewasreadytoanswerwithhislifeforanyharmthatshouldcometothemifthewhitemenwithbeardswereallowedtoretire.Theywereevil-doers,buttheirdestinyhadbeeneviltoo.Hadheeveradvisedthemill?Hadhiswordseverbroughtsufferingtothepeople?heasked

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