Мартин Иден

Chapter 26

           "I’dhavebeenthereyet,ifithadn’tbeenforagirlthere,ahalf-Chinese,quarter-white,andquarter-Hawaiian. Shewasabeauty,poorthing,andwelleducated. Hermother,inHonolulu,wasworthamillionorso. Well,thisgirlgotmeawayatlast. Hermotherfinancedthesettlement,yousee,sothegirlwasn’tafraidofbeingpunishedforlettingmego. Butshemademeswear,first,nevertorevealthehiding-place; andIneverhave. ThisisthefirsttimeIhaveevenmentionedit. Thegirlhadjustthefirstsignsofleprosy. Thefingersofherrighthandwereslightlytwisted,andtherewasasmallspotonherarm. Thatwasall. Iguesssheisdead,now." 

           "Butweren’tyoufrightened? Andweren’tyougladtogetawaywithoutcatchingthatdreadfuldisease?" 

           "Well,"heconfessed,"Iwasabitshiveryatfirst;butIgotusedtoit. Iusedtofeelsorryforthatpoorgirl,though. Thatmademeforgettobeafraid. Shewassuchabeauty,inspiritaswellasinappearance,andshewasonlyslightlytouched; yetshewasdoomedtoliethere,livingthelifeofaprimitivesavageandrottingslowlyaway. Leprosyisfarmoreterriblethanyoucanimagineit." 

           "Poorthing,"Ruthmurmuredsoftly. "It’sawondersheletyougetaway." 

           "Howdoyoumean?"Martinaskedunwittingly. 

           "Becauseshemusthavelovedyou,"Ruthsaid,stillsoftly. "Candidly,now,didn’tshe?" 

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