Мартин Иден

Chapter 22

           Myexperiencesweresomanymeaninglesspictures. ButasIbegantoaddtomyknowledge,andtomyvocabulary,Isawsomethingmoreinmyexperiencesthanmerepictures. IretainedthepicturesandIfoundtheirinterpretation. ThatwaswhenIbegantodogoodwork,whenIwrote‘Adventure,’‘Joy,’‘ThePot,’‘TheWineofLife,’‘TheJostlingStreet,’the‘Love-cycle,’andthe‘SeaLyrics. Ishallwritemorelikethem,andbetter; butIshalldoitinmysparetime. Myfeetareonthesolidearth,now. Hack-workandincomefirst,masterpiecesafterward. Justtoshowyou,Iwrotehalfadozenjokeslastnightforthecomicweeklies; andjustasIwasgoingtobed,thethoughtstruckmetotrymyhandatatrioletahumorousone; andinsideanhourIhadwrittenfour. Theyoughttobeworthadollarapiece. Fourdollarsrightthereforafewafterthoughtsonthewaytobed." 

           "Ofcourseit’sallvalueless,justsomuchdullandsordidplodding; butitisnomoredullandsordidthankeepingbooksatsixtydollarsamonth,addingupendlesscolumnsofmeaninglessfiguresuntilonedies. Andfurthermore,thehack-workkeepsmeintouchwiththingsliteraryandgivesmetimetotrybiggerthings." 

           "Butwhatgoodarethesebigger-things,thesemasterpieces?"Ruthdemanded. "Youcan’tsellthem." 

           "Oh,yes,Ican,"hebegan; butsheinterrupted. 

           "Allthoseyounamed,andwhichyousayyourselfaregoodyouhavenotsoldanyofthem. Wecan’tgetmarriedonmasterpiecesthatwon’tsell." "Thenwe’llgetmarriedontrioletsthatwillsell,"heassertedstoutly,puttinghisarmaroundheranddrawingaveryunresponsivesweethearttowardhim. 

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