Мартин Иден

Chapter 20

           Tongue-tiedbyinexperienceandbyexcessofardor,wooingunwittinglyandawkwardly,Martincontinuedhisapproachbycontact. Thetouchofhishandwaspleasanttoher,andsomethingdeliciouslymorethanpleasant. Martindidnotknowit,buthedidknowthatitwasnotdistastefultoher. Notthattheytouchedhandsoften,saveatmeetingandparting; butthatinhandlingthebicycles,instrappingonthebooksofversetheycarriedintothehills,andinconningthepagesofbookssidebyside,therewereopportunitiesforhandtostrayagainsthand. Andtherewereopportunities,too,forherhairtobrushhischeek,andforshouldertotouchshoulder,astheyleanedtogetheroverthebeautyofthebooks. Shesmiledtoherselfatvagrantimpulseswhicharosefromnowhereandsuggestedthatsherumplehishair; whilehedesiredgreatly,whentheytiredofreading,toresthisheadinherlapanddreamwithclosedeyesaboutthefuturethatwastobetheirs. OnSundaypicnicsatShellmoundParkandSchuetzenPark,inthepast,hehadrestedhisheadonmanylaps,and,usually,hehadsleptsoundlyandselfishlywhilethegirlsshadedhisfacefromthesunandlookeddownandlovedhimandwonderedathislordlycarelessnessoftheirlove. Toresthisheadinagirl’slaphadbeentheeasiestthingintheworlduntilnow,andnowhefoundRuth’slapinaccessibleandimpossible. Yetitwasrighthere,inhisreticence,thatthestrengthofhiswooinglay. Itwasbecauseofthisreticencethatheneveralarmedher. Herselffastidiousandtimid,sheneverawakenedtotheperiloustrendoftheirintercourse. Subtlyandunawareshegrewtowardhimandclosertohim,whilehe,sensingthegrowingcloseness,longedtodarebutwasafraid. 

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