Мартин Иден

Chapter 38

           Theyaretoomany,andwilly-nillythey’lldragdownthewould-beequestrianbeforeeverhegetsastride. Youcan’tgetawayfromthem,andyou’llhavetoswallowthewholeslave-morality. It’snotanicemess,I’llallow. Butit’sbeena-brewingandswallowityoumust. Youareantediluviananyway,withyourNietzscheideas. Thepastispast,andthemanwhosayshistoryrepeatsitselfisaliar. OfcourseIdon’tlikethecrowd,butwhat’sapoorchaptodo? Wecan’thavethemanonhorseback,andanythingispreferabletothetimidswinethatnowrule. Butcomeon,anyway. I’mloadedtotheguardsnow,andifIsithereanylonger,I’llgetdrunk. Andyouknowthedoctorsaysdamnthedoctor! I’llfoolhimyet." 

           ItwasSundaynight,andtheyfoundthesmallhallpackedbytheOaklandsocialists,chieflymembersoftheworkingclass. Thespeaker,acleverJew,wonMartin’sadmirationatthesametimethathearousedhisantagonism. Theman’sstoopedandnarrowshouldersandweazenedchestproclaimedhimthetruechildofthecrowdedghetto,andstrongonMartinwastheage-longstruggleofthefeeble,wretchedslavesagainstthelordlyhandfulofmenwhohadruledoverthemandwouldruleoverthemtotheendoftime. ToMartinthiswitheredwispofacreaturewasasymbol. Hewasthefigurethatstoodforthrepresentativeofthewholemiserablemassofweaklingsandinefficientswhoperishedaccordingtobiologicallawontheraggedconfinesoflife. Theyweretheunfit. 

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