Лорд Джим

Chapter 6

           “Ifyouwereasbigastwomenandasstrongassix,”hesaidverysoftly,“IwouldtellyouwhatIthinkofyou.You...“Stop!”Iexclaimed.Thischeckedhimforasecond.“Beforeyoutellmewhatyouthinkofme,”Iwentonquickly,“willyoukindlytellmewhatitisI’vesaidordone?”Duringthepausethatensuedhesurveyedmewithindignation,whileImadesupernaturaleffortsofmemory,inwhichIwashinderedbytheorientalvoicewithinthecourt-roomexpostulatingwithimpassionedvolubilityagainstachargeoffalsehood.Thenwespokealmosttogether.“IwillsoonshowyouIamnot,”hesaid,inatonesuggestiveofacrisis.“IdeclareIdon’tknow,”Iprotestedearnestlyatthesametime.Hetriedtocrushmebythescornofhisglance.“NowthatyouseeIamnotafraidyoutrytocrawloutofit,”hesaid.“Who’sacurnowhey?”Then,atlast,Iunderstood.

           ‘Hehadbeenscanningmyfeaturesasthoughlookingforaplacewherehewouldplanthisfist.“Iwillallownoman,”...hemumbledthreateningly.Itwas,indeed,ahideousmistake;hehadgivenhimselfawayutterly.Ican’tgiveyouanideahowshockedIwas.Isupposehesawsomereflectionofmyfeelingsinmyface,becausehisexpressionchangedjustalittle.“GoodGod!”Istammered,“youdon’tthinkI...“ButIamsureI’veheard,”hepersisted,raisinghisvoiceforthefirsttimesincethebeginningofthisdeplorablescene.

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