Мартин Иден

Chapter 35

           "It’smybeauty." 

           "Don’tbeselfish." 

           "I’mnotselfish."Brissendengrinnedsoberlyinthewayhehadwhenpleasedbythethinghisthinlipswereabouttoshape. "I’masunselfishasafamishedhog." 

           InvainMartinstrovetoshakehimfromhisdecision. Martintoldhimthathishatredofthemagazineswasrabid,fanatical,andthathisconductwasathousandtimesmoredespicablethanthatoftheyouthwhoburnedthetempleofDianaatEphesus. UnderthestormofdenunciationBrissendencomplacentlysippedhistoddyandaffirmedthateverythingtheothersaidwasquitetrue,withtheexceptionofthemagazineeditors. Hishatredofthemknewnobounds,andheexcelledMartinindenunciationwhenheturneduponthem. 

           "Iwishyou’dtypeitforme,"hesaid. "Youknowhowathousandtimesbetterthananystenographer. AndnowIwanttogiveyousomeadvice." Hedrewabulkymanuscriptfromhisoutsidecoatpocket. "Here’syour‘ShameoftheSun. I’vereaditnotonce,buttwiceandthreetimesthehighestcomplimentIcanpayyou. Afterwhatyou’vesaidabout‘Ephemera’Imustbesilent. ButthisIwillsay:when‘TheShameoftheSun’ispublished,itwillmakeahit. Itwillstartacontroversythatwillbeworththousandstoyoujustinadvertising." 

           Martinlaughed. "Isupposeyournextadvicewillbetosubmitittothemagazines." 

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