Мартин Иден

Chapter 25

           Hewentoutintothewash-roomtogettheaxe,andfoundJoestarchingmanuscripts. Hetriedtomakehimdesist,thenswungtheaxeforhim. Buttheweaponremainedpoisedinmid-air,forMartinfoundhimselfbackintheironingroominthemidstofasnow-storm. No,itwasnotsnowthatwasfalling,butchecksoflargedenomination,thesmallestnotlessthanathousanddollars. Hebegantocollectthemandsortthemout,inpackagesofahundred,tyingeachpackagesecurelywithtwine. 

           HelookedupfromhistaskandsawJoestandingbeforehimjugglingflat-irons,starchedshirts,andmanuscripts. Nowandagainhereachedoutandaddedabundleofcheckstotheflyingmiscellanythatsoaredthroughtheroofandoutofsightinatremendouscircle. Martinstruckathim,butheseizedtheaxeandaddedittotheflyingcircle. ThenhepluckedMartinandaddedhim. Martinwentupthroughtheroof,clutchingatmanuscripts,sothatbythetimehecamedownhehadalargearmful. Butnosoonerdownthanupagain,andasecondandathirdtimeandcountlesstimesheflewaroundthecircle. Fromfaroffhecouldhearachildishtreblesinging:"Waltzmearoundagain,Willie,around,around,around." 

           HerecoveredtheaxeinthemidstoftheMilkyWayofchecks,starchedshirts,andmanuscripts,andprepared,whenhecamedown,tokillJoe. Buthedidnotcomedown. Instead,attwointhemorning,Maria,havingheardhisgroansthroughthethinpartition,cameintohisroom,toputhotflat-ironsagainsthisbodyanddampclothsuponhisachingeyes. 

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