Мартин Иден

Chapter 31

           AfterMartinhadhelpedheronthecar,hehurriedtothepost-officeandinvestedthreeofthefivedollarsinstamps;andwhen,laterintheday,onthewaytotheMorsehome,hestoppedinatthepost-officetoweighalargenumberoflong,bulkyenvelopes,heaffixedtothemallthestampssavethreeofthetwo-centdenomination. 

           ItprovedamomentousnightforMartin,forafterdinnerhemetRussBrissenden. Howhechancedtocomethere,whosefriendhewasorwhatacquaintancebroughthim,Martindidnotknow. NorhadhethecuriositytoinquireabouthimofRuth. Inshort,BrissendenstruckMartinasanaemicandfeather-brained,andwaspromptlydismissedfromhismind. AnhourlaterhedecidedthatBrissendenwasabooraswell,whatofthewayheprowledaboutfromoneroomtoanother,staringatthepicturesorpokinghisnoseintobooksandmagazineshepickedupfromthetableordrewfromtheshelves. Thoughastrangerinthehousehefinallyisolatedhimselfinthemidstofthecompany,huddlingintoacapaciousMorrischairandreadingsteadilyfromathinvolumehehaddrawnfromhispocket. Asheread,heabstractedlyranhisfingers,withacaressingmovement,throughhishair. Martinnoticedhimnomorethatevening,exceptoncewhenheobservedhimchaffingwithgreatapparentsuccesswithseveraloftheyoungwomen. 

           ItchancedthatwhenMartinwasleaving,heovertookBrissendenalreadyhalfdownthewalktothestreet. 

           "Hello,isthatyou?"Martinsaid. 

           Theotherrepliedwithanungraciousgrunt,butswungalongside. Martinmadenofurtherattemptatconversation,andforseveralblocksunbrokensilencelayuponthem. 

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