Лорд Джим

Chapter 1

           Whenwepulledhiminhegroaned,“Oh,myleg!oh,myleg!”andturneduphiseyes.Fancysuchabigchapfaintinglikeagirl.Wouldanyofyoufellowsfaintforajabwithaboat-hook?—Iwouldn’t.Itwentintohislegsofar.’Heshowedtheboat-hook,whichhehadcarriedbelowforthepurpose,andproducedasensation.‘No,silly!Itwasnothisfleshthatheldhim—hisbreechesdid.Lotsofblood,ofcourse.’

           Jimthoughtitapitifuldisplayofvanity.Thegalehadministeredtoaheroismasspuriousasitsownpretenceofterror.Hefeltangrywiththebrutaltumultofearthandskyfortakinghimunawaresandcheckingunfairlyagenerousreadinessfornarrowescapes.Otherwisehewasrathergladhehadnotgoneintothecutter,sincealowerachievementhadservedtheturn.Hehadenlargedhisknowledgemorethanthosewhohaddonethework.Whenallmenflinched,then—hefeltsure—healonewouldknowhowtodealwiththespuriousmenaceofwindandseas.Heknewwhattothinkofit.Seendispassionately,itseemedcontemptible.Hecoulddetectnotraceofemotioninhimself,andthefinaleffectofastaggeringeventwasthat,unnoticedandapartfromthenoisycrowdofboys,heexultedwithfreshcertitudeinhisavidityforadventure,andinasenseofmany-sidedcourage.

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