Мартин Иден

Chapter 32

           "Aplagueonalltheirhouses!"wasBrissenden’sanswertoMartin’svolunteeringtomarkethisworkforhim. "LoveBeautyforitsownsake,"washiscounsel,"andleavethemagazinesalone. Backtoyourshipsandyourseathat’smyadvicetoyou,MartinEden. Whatdoyouwantinthesesickandrottencitiesofmen? Youarecuttingyourthroateverydayyouwasteinthemtryingtoprostitutebeautytotheneedsofmagazinedom. Whatwasityouquotedmetheotherday? Oh,yes,‘Man,thelatestoftheephemera. Well,whatdoyou,thelatestoftheephemera,wantwithfame? Ifyougotit,itwouldbepoisontoyou. Youaretoosimple,tooelemental,andtoorational,bymyfaith,toprosperonsuchpap. Ihopeyouneverdosellalinetothemagazines. Beautyistheonlymastertoserve. Serveheranddamnthemultitude! Success! Whatinhell’ssuccessifitisn’trightthereinyourStevensonsonnet,whichoutranksHenley’s‘Apparition,’inthat‘Love-cycle,’inthosesea-poems? 

           "Itisnotinwhatyousucceedindoingthatyougetyourjoy,butinthedoingofit. Youcan’ttellme. Iknowit. Youknowit. Beautyhurtsyou. Itisaneverlastingpaininyou,awoundthatdoesnotheal,aknifeofflame. Whyshouldyoupalterwithmagazines? Letbeautybeyourend. Whyshouldyoumintbeautyintogold? Anyway,youcan’t; sothere’snouseinmygettingexcitedoverit. Youcanreadthemagazinesforathousandyearsandyouwon’tfindthevalueofonelineofKeats. Leavefameandcoinalone,signawayonashipto-morrow,andgobacktoyoursea." 

           "Notforfame,butforlove,"Martinlaughed. "LoveseemstohavenoplaceinyourCosmos; inmine,BeautyisthehandmaidenofLove." 

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