Мартин Иден

Chapter 24

           "ThatIamnottrainedinopera?"hedashedin. 

           Shenodded. 

           "Theverything,"heagreed. "AndIconsiderIamfortunateinnothavingbeencaughtwhenIwasyoung. IfIhad,Icouldhaveweptsentimentaltearsto-night,andtheclownishanticsofthatpreciouspairwouldhavebutenhancedthebeautyoftheirvoicesandthebeautyoftheaccompanyingorchestra. Youareright. It’smostlyamatteroftraining. AndIamtooold,now. Imusthavetherealornothing. Anillusionthatwon’tconvinceisapalpablelie,andthat’swhatgrandoperaistomewhenlittleBarillothrowsafit,clutchesmightyTetralaniinhisarms(alsoinafit),andtellsherhowpassionatelyheadoresher." 

           AgainRuthmeasuredhisthoughtsbycomparisonofexternalsandinaccordancewithherbeliefintheestablished. Whowashethatheshouldberightandalltheculturedworldwrong? Hiswordsandthoughtsmadenoimpressionuponher. Shewastoofirmlyintrenchedintheestablishedtohaveanysympathywithrevolutionaryideas. Shehadalwaysbeenusedtomusic,andshehadenjoyedoperaeversinceshewasachild,andallherworldhadenjoyedit,too. ThenbywhatrightdidMartinEdenemerge,ashehadsorecentlyemerged,fromhisrag-timeandworking-classsongs,andpassjudgmentontheworld’smusic? Shewasvexedwithhim,andasshewalkedbesidehimshehadavaguefeelingofoutrage. 

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