Мартин Иден

Chapter 26

           Well,therewasonethingcertain:whenhegotwell,hewouldnotgooutlookingforajob. Thereweremorestoriesinhisheadasgoodas"TheWhirlpool,"andatfortydollarsapiecehecouldearnfarmorethaninanyjoborposition. Justwhenhethoughtthebattlelost,itwaswon. Hehadprovedforhiscareer. Thewaywasclear. BeginningwiththeWhiteMousehewouldaddmagazineaftermagazinetohisgrowinglistofpatrons. Hack-workcouldbeputaside. Forthatmatter,ithadbeenwastedtime,forithadnotbroughthimadollar. Hewoulddevotehimselftowork,goodwork,andhewouldpouroutthebestthatwasinhim. HewishedRuthwastheretoshareinhisjoy,andwhenhewentoverthelettersleftlyingonhisbed,hefoundonefromher. Itwassweetlyreproachful,wonderingwhathadkepthimawayforsodreadfulalengthoftime. Herereadtheletteradoringly,dwellingoverherhandwriting,lovingeachstrokeofherpen,andintheendkissinghersignature. 

           Andwhenheanswered,hetoldherrecklesslythathehadnotbeentoseeherbecausehisbestclotheswereinpawn. Hetoldherthathehadbeensick,butwasoncemorenearlywell,andthatinsidetendaysortwoweeks(assoonasalettercouldtraveltoNewYorkCityandreturn)hewouldredeemhisclothesandbewithher. 

           ButRuthdidnotcaretowaittendaysortwoweeks. Besides,herloverwassick. Thenextafternoon,accompaniedbyArthur,shearrivedintheMorsecarriage,totheunqualifieddelightoftheSilvatribeandofalltheurchinsonthestreet,andtotheconsternationofMaria. 

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