Мартин Иден

Chapter 11

           Buthewasoppressedalwaysbyherremoteness. Shewassofarfromhim,andhedidnotknowhowtoapproachher. Hehadbeenasuccesswithgirlsandwomeninhisownclass; buthehadneverlovedanyofthem,whilehedidloveher,andbesides,shewasnotmerelyofanotherclass. Hisveryloveelevatedheraboveallclasses. Shewasabeingapart,sofarapartthathedidnotknowhowtodrawneartoherasalovershoulddrawnear. Itwastrue,asheacquiredknowledgeandlanguage,thathewasdrawingnearer,talkingherspeech,discoveringideasanddelightsincommon; butthisdidnotsatisfyhislover’syearning. Hislover’simaginationhadmadeherholy,tooholy,toospiritualized,tohaveanykinshipwithhimintheflesh. Itwashisownlovethatthrustherfromhimandmadeherseemimpossibleforhim. Loveitselfdeniedhimtheonethingthatitdesired. 

           Andthen,oneday,withoutwarning,thegulfbetweenthemwasbridgedforamoment,andthereafter,thoughthegulfremained,itwasevernarrower. Theyhadbeeneatingcherriesgreat,luscious,blackcherrieswithajuiceofthecolorofdarkwine. Andlater,asshereadaloudtohimfrom"ThePrincess,"hechancedtonoticethestainofthecherriesonherlips. Forthemomentherdivinitywasshattered. Shewasclay,afterall,mereclay,subjecttothecommonlawofclayashisclaywassubject,oranybody’sclay. Herlipswerefleshlikehis,andcherriesdyedthemascherriesdyedhis. Andifsowithherlips,thenwasitsowithallofher. 

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