Мартин Иден

Chapter 16

           "Neverironedaraginmylife,honestly,untilto-day,"Martinprotested. 

           Hewassurprisedathiswearinesswhenhegotintohisroom,forgetfulofthefactthathehadbeenonhisfeetandworkingwithoutletupforfourteenhours. Hesetthealarmclockatsix,andmeasuredbackfivehourstooneo’clock. Hecouldreaduntilthen. Slippingoffhisshoes,toeasehisswollenfeet,hesatdownatthetablewithhisbooks. HeopenedFiske,wherehehadleftofftoread. Buthefoundtroubleandbegantoreaditthroughasecondtime. Thenheawoke,inpainfromhisstiffenedmusclesandchilledbythemountainwindthathadbeguntoblowinthroughthewindow. Helookedattheclock. Itmarkedtwo. Hehadbeenasleepfourhours. Hepulledoffhisclothesandcrawledintobed,wherehewasasleepthemomentafterhisheadtouchedthepillow. 

           Tuesdaywasadayofsimilarunremittingtoil. ThespeedwithwhichJoeworkedwonMartin’sadmiration. Joewasadozenofdemonsforwork. Hewaskeyeduptoconcertpitch,andtherewasneveramomentinthelongdaywhenhewasnotfightingformoments. Heconcentratedhimselfuponhisworkanduponhowtosavetime,pointingouttoMartinwherehedidinfivemotionswhatcouldbedoneinthree,orinthreemotionswhatcouldbedoneintwo. 

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