Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           Wearen’tanorganisedbodyofmen,andtheonlythingthatholdsustogetherisjustthenameforthatkindofdecency.Suchanaffairdestroysone’sconfidence.Amanmaygoprettynearthroughhiswholesea-lifewithoutanycalltoshowastiffupperlip.Butwhenthecallcomes...Aha!...IfI...”

           ‘Hebrokeoff,andinachangedtone,“I’llgiveyoutwohundredrupeesnow,Marlow,andyoujusttalktothatchap.Confoundhim!Iwishhehadnevercomeouthere.Factis,Iratherthinksomeofmypeopleknowhis.Theoldman’saparson,andIremembernowImethimoncewhenstayingwithmycousininEssexlastyear.IfIamnotmistaken,theoldchapseemedrathertofancyhissailorson.Horrible.Ican’tdoitmyselfbutyou...

           ‘Thus,aproposofJim,IhadaglimpseoftherealBrierlyafewdaysbeforehecommittedhisrealityandhisshamtogethertothekeepingofthesea.OfcourseIdeclinedtomeddle.Thetoneofthislast“butyou”(poorBrierlycouldn’thelpit),thatseemedtoimplyIwasnomorenoticeablethananinsect,causedmetolookattheproposalwithindignation,andonaccountofthatprovocation,orforsomeotherreason,IbecamepositiveinmymindthattheinquirywasaseverepunishmenttothatJim,andthathisfacingitpracticallyofhisownfreewillwasaredeemingfeatureinhisabominablecase.Ihadn’tbeensosureofitbefore.Brierlywentoffinahuff.Atthetimehisstateofmindwasmoreofamysterytomethanitisnow.

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