Лорд Джим

Chapter 44

           AttheedgeofthepatchofforestBrown’smenspreadthemselvesoutincoverandwaited.Thecampwasplainfromendtoendbeforetheireyes,andnoonelookedtheirway.Nobodyevendreamedthatthewhitemencouldhaveanyknowledgeofthenarrowchannelatthebackoftheisland.Whenhejudgedthemomentcome,Brownyelled,“Letthemhaveit,”andfourteenshotsrangoutlikeone.

           ‘Tamb’Itamtoldmethesurprisewassogreatthat,exceptforthosewhofelldeadorwounded,notasoulofthemmovedforquiteanappreciabletimeafterthefirstdischarge.Thenamanscreamed,andafterthatscreamagreatyellofamazementandfearwentupfromallthethroats.Ablindpanicdrovethesemeninasurgingswayingmobtoandfroalongtheshorelikeaherdofcattleafraidofthewater.Somefewjumpedintotheriverthen,butmostofthemdidsoonlyafterthelastdischarge.ThreetimesBrown’smenfiredintotheruck,Brown,theonlyoneinview,cursingandyelling,“Aimlow!aimlow!”

           ‘Tamb’Itamsaysthat,asforhim,heunderstoodatthefirstvolleywhathadhappened.Thoughuntouchedhefelldownandlayasifdead,butwithhiseyesopen.AtthesoundofthefirstshotsDainWaris,recliningonthecouch,jumpedupandranoutupontheopenshore,justintimetoreceiveabulletinhisforeheadattheseconddischarge.Tamb’Itamsawhimflinghisarmswideopenbeforehefell.Then,hesays,agreatfearcameuponhimnotbefore.Thewhitemenretiredastheyhadcomeunseen.

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