Мартин Иден

Chapter 3

           Shenodded,sighed,andwentonstitching. TheywereagreedthatMartinhadcomehomedrunk. Theydidnothaveitintheirsoulstoknowbeauty,ortheywouldhaveknownthatthoseshiningeyesandthatglowingfacebetokenedyouth’sfirstvisionoflove. 

           "Settin’afineexampletothechildren,"Mr.Higginbothamsnorted,suddenly,inthesilenceforwhichhiswifewasresponsibleandwhichheresented. Sometimeshealmostwishedshewouldopposehimmore. "Ifhedoesitagain,he’sgottogetout. Understand! Iwon’tputupwithhisshinanigandebotchin’innocentchildrenwithhisboozing." Mr.Higginbothamlikedtheword,whichwasanewoneinhisvocabulary,recentlygleanedfromanewspapercolumn. "That’swhatitis,debotchin’thereain’tnoothernameforit." 

           Stillhiswifesighed,shookherheadsorrowfully,andstitchedon. Mr.Higginbothamresumedthenewspaper. 

           "Hashepaidlastweek’sboard?"heshotacrossthetopofthenewspaper. 

           Shenodded,thenadded,"Hestillhassomemoney." 

           "Whenishegoin’toseaagain?" 

           "Whenhispay-day’sspent,Iguess,"sheanswered. "HewasovertoSanFranciscoyesterdaylookingforaship. Buthe’sgotmoney,yet,an’he’sparticularaboutthekindofshiphesignsfor." 

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