Мартин Иден

Chapter 17

           Afractionofasecondtoolonginthewaterandthefineandsilkenedgeoftheproperheatwaslost,andMartinfoundtimetomarvelattheaccuracyhedevelopedanautomaticaccuracy,foundeduponcriteriathatweremachine-likeandunerring. 

           Buttherewaslittletimeinwhichtomarvel. AllMartin’sconsciousnesswasconcentratedinthework. Ceaselesslyactive,headandhand,anintelligentmachine,allthatconstitutedhimamanwasdevotedtofurnishingthatintelligence. Therewasnoroominhisbrainfortheuniverseanditsmightyproblems. Allthebroadandspaciouscorridorsofhismindwereclosedandhermeticallysealed. Theechoingchamberofhissoulwasanarrowroom,aconningtower,whenceweredirectedhisarmandshouldermuscles,histennimblefingers,andtheswift-movingironalongitssteamingpathinbroad,sweepingstrokes,justsomanystrokesandnomore,justsofarwitheachstrokeandnotafractionofaninchfarther,rushingalonginterminablesleeves,sides,backs,andtails,andtossingthefinishedshirts,withoutrumpling,uponthereceivingframe. Andevenashishurryingsoultossed,itwasreachingforanothershirt. Thiswenton,hourafterhour,whileoutsidealltheworldswoonedundertheoverheadCaliforniasun. Buttherewasnoswooninginthatsuperheatedroom. Thecoolguestsontheverandasneededcleanlinen. 

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