Лорд Джим

Chapter 44

           Hepursuedhiswaytillheheardvoicescomingtohimquietlyoverthewater,andsaw,underthenowlifting,swirlingmist,theglowofmanylittlefiresburningonasandystretch,backedbyloftythintimberandbushes.Thereagainalook-outwaskept,forhewaschallenged.Heshoutedhisnameasthetwolastsweepsofhispaddleranhiscanoeuponthestrand.Itwasabigcamp.Mencrouchedinmanylittleknotsunderasubduedmurmurofearlymorningtalk.Manythinthreadsofsmokecurledslowlyonthewhitemist.Littleshelters,elevatedabovetheground,hadbeenbuiltforthechiefs.Musketswerestackedinsmallpyramids,andlongspearswerestucksinglyintothesandnearthefires.

           ‘Tamb’Itam,assuminganairofimportance,demandedtobeledtoDainWaris.Hefoundthefriendofhiswhitelordlyingonaraisedcouchmadeofbamboo,andshelteredbyasortofshedofstickscoveredwithmats.DainWariswasawake,andabrightfirewasburningbeforehissleeping-place,whichresembledarudeshrine.TheonlysonofnakhodaDoraminansweredhisgreetingkindly.Tamb’Itambeganbyhandinghimtheringwhichvouchedforthetruthofthemessenger’swords.DainWaris,recliningonhiselbow,badehimspeakandtellallthenews.Beginningwiththeconsecratedformula,“Thenewsisgood,”Tamb’ItamdeliveredJim’sownwords.Thewhitemen,deputingwiththeconsentofallthechiefs,weretobeallowedtopassdowntheriver.InanswertoaquestionortwoTamb’Itamthenreportedtheproceedingsofthelastcouncil.

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