Мартин Иден

Chapter 19

           "Yes,"heanswered. "Justthat. Severaltimes." 

           Sheshiveredanddrewawayfromhim. 

           "NomanthatIhaveeverknowndidthateverdidthat." 

           "ThentheyneverworkedinthelaundryatShellyHotSprings,"helaughedbitterly. "Toilisagoodthing. Itisnecessaryforhumanhealth,soallthepreacherssay,andHeavenknowsI’veneverbeenafraidofit. Butthereissuchathingastoomuchofagoodthing,andthelaundryupthereisoneofthem. Andthat’swhyI’mgoingtoseaonemorevoyage. Itwillbemylast,Ithink,forwhenIcomeback,Ishallbreakintothemagazines. Iamcertainofit." 

           Shewassilent,unsympathetic,andhewatchedhermoodily,realizinghowimpossibleitwasforhertounderstandwhathehadbeenthrough. 

           "SomedayIshallwriteitup‘TheDegradationofToil’orthe‘PsychologyofDrinkintheWorking-class,’orsomethinglikethatforatitle." 

           Never,sincethefirstmeeting,hadtheyseemedsofarapartasthatday. Hisconfession,toldinfrankness,withthespiritofrevoltbehind,hadrepelledher. Butshewasmoreshockedbytherepulsionitselfthanbythecauseofit. Itpointedouttoherhownearshehaddrawntohim,andonceaccepted,itpavedthewayforgreaterintimacy. Pity,too,wasaroused,andinnocent,idealisticthoughtsofreform. 

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