Мартин Иден

Chapter 34

           "Ican’t." Tearsofdisappointmentandreproachglistenedinherblueeyes,butshesaidnothing. 

           "NextThanksgivingyou’llhavedinnerwithmeinDelmonico’s,"hesaidcheerily; "orinLondon,orParis,oranywhereyouwish. Iknowit." 

           "Isawinthepaperafewdaysago,"sheannouncedabruptly,"thattherehadbeenseverallocalappointmentstotheRailwayMail. Youpassedfirst,didn’tyou?" 

           Hewascompelledtoadmitthatthecallhadcomeforhim,butthathehaddeclinedit. "IwassosureIamsosureofmyself,"heconcluded. "AyearfromnowI’llbeearningmorethanadozenmenintheRailwayMail. Youwaitandsee." 

           "Oh,"wasallshesaid,whenhefinished. Shestoodup,pullingathergloves. "Imustgo,Martin.Arthuriswaitingforme." 

           Hetookherinhisarmsandkissedher,butsheprovedapassivesweetheart. Therewasnotensenessinherbody,herarmsdidnotgoaroundhim,andherlipsmethiswithouttheirwontedpressure. 

           Shewasangrywithhim,heconcluded,ashereturnedfromthegate. Butwhy? ItwasunfortunatethatthepoundmanhadgobbledMaria’scows. Butitwasonlyastrokeoffate. Nobodycouldbeblamedforit. Nordiditenterhisheadthathecouldhavedoneaughtotherwisethanwhathehaddone. Well,yes,hewastoblamealittle,washisnextthought,forhavingrefusedthecalltotheRailwayMail. Andshehadnotliked"Wiki-Wiki." 

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