Мартин Иден

Chapter 34

           Thefortunatesaleofseveralstoriettes,somehumorousverse,andafewjokesgaveMartinatemporarysplurgeofprosperity. Notonlydidhepartiallypayuphisbills,buthehadsufficientbalancelefttoredeemhisblacksuitandwheel. Thelatter,byvirtueofatwistedcrank-hanger,requiredrepairing,and,asamatteroffriendlinesswithhisfuturebrother-in-law,hesentittoVonSchmidt’sshop. 

           TheafternoonofthesamedayMartinwaspleasedbythewheelbeingdeliveredbyasmallboy. VonSchmidtwasalsoinclinedtobefriendly,wasMartin’sconclusionfromthisunusualfavor. Repairedwheelsusuallyhadtobecalledfor. Butwhenheexaminedthewheel,hediscoverednorepairshadbeenmade. Alittlelaterinthedayhetelephonedhissister’sbetrothed,andlearnedthatthatpersondidn’twantanythingtodowithhimin"anyshape,manner,orform." 

           "HermannvonSchmidt,"Martinansweredcheerfully,"I’veagoodmindtocomeoverandpunchthatDutchnoseofyours." 

           "Youcometomyshop,"camethereply,"an’I’llsendforthepolice. An’I’llputyouthrough,too. Oh,Iknowyou,butyoucan’tmakenorough-housewithme. Idon’twantnothin’todowiththelikesofyou. You’realoafer,that’swhat,an’Iain’tasleep. Youain’tgoin’todonospongin’offmejustbecauseI’mmarryin’yoursister. Whydon’tyougotoworkan’earnanhonestlivin’,eh? Answermethat." 

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