Мартин Иден

Chapter 20

           Sheknewonlythatshewasleaningagainsthimandthattheeasementandsoothingrestwereverygood. Perhapsithadbeentheboat’sfault,butshemadenoefforttoretrieveit. Sheleanedlightlyagainsthisshoulder,butsheleaned,andshecontinuedtoleanwhenheshiftedhispositiontomakeitmorecomfortableforher. 

           Itwasamadness,butsherefusedtoconsiderthemadness. Shewasnolongerherselfbutawoman,withawoman’sclingingneed; andthoughsheleanedeversolightly,theneedseemedsatisfied. Shewasnolongertired. Martindidnotspeak. Hadhe,thespellwouldhavebeenbroken. Buthisreticenceofloveprolongedit. Hewasdazedanddizzy. Hecouldnotunderstandwhatwashappening. Itwastoowonderfultobeanythingbutadelirium. Heconqueredamaddesiretoletgosheetandtillerandtoclaspherinhisarms. Hisintuitiontoldhimitwasthewrongthingtodo,andhewasgladthatsheetandtillerkepthishandsoccupiedandfendedofftemptation. Butheluffedtheboatlessdelicately,spillingthewindshamelesslyfromthesailsoastoprolongthetacktothenorthshore. Theshorewouldcompelhimtogoabout,andthecontactwouldbebroken. 

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