Мартин Иден

Chapter 27

           ReluctantlyMartinyieldedtotheclaimsofthegrocer,payinghisbillwithhiminfull,andreceivinginchangeapocketfulofjinglingcoin. Also,hepaidtheothertradesmeninfull,redeemedhissuitandhisbicycle,paidonemonth’srentonthetype-writer,andpaidMariatheoverduemonthforhisroomandamonthinadvance. Thislefthiminhispocket,foremergencies,abalanceofnearlythreedollars. 

           Initself,thissmallsumseemedafortune. ImmediatelyonrecoveringhisclotheshehadgonetoseeRuth,andonthewayhecouldnotrefrainfromjinglingthelittlehandfulofsilverinhispocket. Hehadbeensolongwithoutmoneythat,likearescuedstarvingmanwhocannotlettheunconsumedfoodoutofhissight,Martincouldnotkeephishandoffthesilver. Hewasnotmean,noravaricious,butthemoneymeantmorethansomanydollarsandcents. Itstoodforsuccess,andtheeaglesstampeduponthecoinsweretohimsomanywingedvictories. 

           Itcametohiminsensiblythatitwasaverygoodworld. Itcertainlyappearedmorebeautifultohim. Forweeksithadbeenaverydullandsombreworld; butnow,withnearlyalldebtspaid,threedollarsjinglinginhispocket,andinhismindtheconsciousnessofsuccess,thesunshonebrightandwarm,andevenarain-squallthatsoakedunpreparedpedestriansseemedamerryhappeningtohim. Whenhestarved,histhoughtshaddweltoftenuponthethousandsheknewwerestarvingtheworldover; butnowthathewasfeastedfull,thefactofthethousandsstarvingwasnolongerpregnantinhisbrain. 

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