Лорд Джим

Chapter 45

           “Hehathtakenituponhisownhead,”avoicesaidaloud.Heheardthisandturnedtothecrowd.“Yes.Uponmyhead.”Afewpeoplerecoiled.JimwaitedawhilebeforeDoramin,andthensaidgently,“Iamcomeinsorrow.”Hewaitedagain.“Iamcomereadyandunarmed,”herepeated.

           ‘Theunwieldyoldman,loweringhisbigforeheadlikeanoxunderayoke,madeanefforttorise,clutchingattheflintlockpistolsonhisknees.Fromhisthroatcamegurgling,choking,inhumansounds,andhistwoattendantshelpedhimfrombehind.Peopleremarkedthattheringwhichhehaddroppedonhislapfellandrolledagainstthefootofthewhiteman,andthatpoorJimglanceddownatthetalismanthathadopenedforhimthedooroffame,love,andsuccesswithinthewallofforestsfringedwithwhitefoam,withinthecoastthatunderthewesternsunlooksliketheverystrongholdofthenight.Doramin,strugglingtokeephisfeet,madewithhistwosupportersaswaying,totteringgroup;hislittleeyesstaredwithanexpressionofmadpain,ofrage,withaferociousglitter,whichthebystandersnoticed;andthen,whileJimstoodstiffenedandwithbaredheadinthelightoftorches,lookinghimstraightintheface,heclungheavilywithhisleftarmroundtheneckofabowedyouth,andliftingdeliberatelyhisright,shothisson’sfriendthroughthechest.

           ‘Thecrowd,whichhadfallenapartbehindJimassoonasDoraminhadraisedhishand,rushedtumultuouslyforwardaftertheshot.

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