Мартин Иден

Chapter 2

           Theknownandtheunknownwerecommingledinthedream-pageantthatthrongedhisvision. Heenteredstrangeportsofsun-washedlands,andtrodmarket-placesamongbarbaricpeoplesthatnomanhadeverseen. Thescentofthespiceislandswasinhisnostrilsashehadknownitonwarm,breathlessnightsatsea,orhebeatupagainstthesoutheasttradesthroughlongtropicdays,sinkingpalm-tuftedcoralisletsintheturquoiseseabehindandliftingpalm-tuftedcoralisletsintheturquoiseseaahead. Swiftasthoughtthepicturescameandwent. Oneinstanthewasastrideabronchoandflyingthroughthefairy-coloredPaintedDesertcountry; thenextinstanthewasgazingdownthroughshimmeringheatintothewhitedsepulchreofDeathValley,orpullinganoaronafreezingoceanwheregreaticeislandstoweredandglistenedinthesun. Helayonacoralbeachwherethecocoanutsgrewdowntothemellow-soundingsurf. Thehulkofanancientwreckburnedwithbluefires,inthelightofwhichdancedthehuladancerstothebarbariclove-callsofthesingers,whochantedtotinklingukulelesandrumblingtom-toms. Itwasasensuous,tropicnight. Inthebackgroundavolcanocraterwassilhouettedagainstthestars. Overheaddriftedapalecrescentmoon,andtheSouthernCrossburnedlowinthesky. 

           Hewasaharp; alllifethathehadknownandthatwashisconsciousnesswasthestrings; andthefloodofmusicwasawindthatpouredagainstthosestringsandsetthemvibratingwithmemoriesanddreams. Hedidnotmerelyfeel. Sensationinvesteditselfinformandcolorandradiance,andwhathisimaginationdared,itobjectifiedinsomesublimatedandmagicway. Past,present,andfuturemingled; andhewentonoscillatingacrossthebroad,warmworld,throughhighadventureandnobledeedstoHeray,andwithher,winningher,hisarmabouther,andcarryingheroninflightthroughtheemperyofhismind. 

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