Мартин Иден

Chapter 41

           ThemagazineswereallBrissendenhadsaidtheywereandmore. Well,hewasdone,hesolacedhimself. Hehadhitchedhiswagontoastarandbeenlandedinapestiferousmarsh. ThevisionsofTahiticlean,sweetTahitiwerecomingtohimmorefrequently. AndtherewerethelowPaumotus,andthehighMarquesas; hesawhimselfoften,now,onboardtradingschoonersorfraillittlecutters,slippingoutatdawnthroughthereefatPapeeteandbeginningthelongbeatthroughthepearl-atollstoNukahivaandtheBayofTaiohae,whereTamari,heknew,wouldkillapiginhonorofhiscoming,andwhereTamari’sflower-garlandeddaughterswouldseizehishandsandwithsongandlaughtergarlandhimwithflowers. TheSouthSeaswerecalling,andheknewthatsoonerorlaterhewouldanswerthecall. 

           Inthemeantimehedrifted,restingandrecuperatingafterthelongtraversehehadmadethroughtherealmofknowledge. WhenTheParthenoncheckofthreehundredandfiftydollarswasforwardedtohim,heturneditovertothelocallawyerwhohadattendedtoBrissenden’saffairsforhisfamily. Martintookareceiptforthecheck,andatthesametimegaveanoteforthehundreddollarsBrissendenhadlethimhave. 

           ThetimewasnotlongwhenMartinceasedpatronizingtheJapaneserestaurants. Attheverymomentwhenhehadabandonedthefight,thetideturned. Butithadturnedtoolate. 

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