Мартин Иден

Chapter 29

           "Don’tlie,"hecommanded,andthenodofherheadaffirmedhischarge. "Well,youtellthatHermannofyourstomindhisownbusiness; thatwhenIwritepoetryaboutthegirlhe’skeepingcompanywithit’shisbusiness,butthatoutsideofthathe’sgotnosayso. Understand? 

           "Soyoudon’tthinkI’llsucceedasawriter,eh?"hewenton. "YouthinkI’mnogood?thatI’vefallendownandamadisgracetothefamily?" 

           "Ithinkitwouldbemuchbetterifyougotajob,"shesaidfirmly,andhesawshewassincere. "Hermannsays" 

           "DamnHermann!"hebrokeoutgood-naturedly. "WhatIwanttoknowiswhenyou’regoingtogetmarried. Also,youfindoutfromyourHermannifhewilldeigntopermityoutoacceptaweddingpresentfromme." 

           Hemusedovertheincidentaftershehadgone,andonceortwicebrokeoutintolaughterthatwasbitterashesawhissisterandherbetrothed,allthemembersofhisownclassandthemembersofRuth’sclass,directingtheirnarrowlittlelivesbynarrowlittleformulasherd-creatures,flockingtogetherandpatterningtheirlivesbyoneanother’sopinions,failingofbeingindividualsandofreallylivinglifebecauseofthechildlikeformulasbywhichtheywereenslaved. Hesummonedthembeforehiminapparitionalprocession:BernardHigginbothamarminarmwithMr.Butler,HermannvonSchmidtcheekbyjowlwithCharleyHapgood,andonebyoneandinpairshejudgedthemanddismissedthemjudgedthembythestandardsofintellectandmoralityhehadlearnedfromthebooks. 

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