Лорд Джим

Chapter 5

           Isawinthedistancetheaccidentcaseraisedeplorablybothhishandstohisbandagedhead;adresser,apronedtothechinshowedhimselfinthevistaoftheward,asifseeninthesmallendofatelescope.Iconfessedmyselffairlyrouted,andwithoutmoreado,steppingoutthroughoneofthelongwindows,escapedintotheoutsidegallery.Thehowlpursuedmelikeavengeance.Iturnedintoadesertedlanding,andsuddenlyallbecameverystillandquietaroundme,andIdescendedthebareandshinystaircaseinasilencethatenabledmetocomposemydistractedthoughts.DownbelowImetoneoftheresidentsurgeonswhowascrossingthecourtyardandstoppedme.“Beentoseeyourman,Captain?Ithinkwemaylethimgoto-morrow.Thesefoolshavenonotionoftakingcareofthemselves,though.Isay,we’vegotthechiefengineerofthatpilgrimshiphere.Acuriouscase.D.T.‘softheworstkind.HehasbeendrinkinghardinthatGreek’sorItalian’sgrog-shopforthreedays.Whatcanyouexpect?Fourbottlesofthatkindofbrandyaday,Iamtold.Wonderful,iftrue.Sheetedwithboiler-ironinsideIshouldthink.Thehead,ah!thehead,ofcourse,gone,butthecuriouspartisthere’ssomesortofmethodinhisraving.Iamtryingtofindout.Mostunusualthatthreadoflogicinsuchadelirium.Traditionallyheoughttoseesnakes,buthedoesn’t.Goodoldtradition’satadiscountnowadays.Eh!Hiservisionsarebatrachian.Ha!ha!No,seriously,Ineverrememberbeingsointerestedinacaseofjim-jamsbefore

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