Мартин Иден

Chapter 43

           Weshouldlike,also,todiscusswithyouthedrawingupofacontractforatermofyears,sayten,duringwhichweshallhavetheexclusiverightofpublishinginbook-formallthatyouproduce. Butmoreofthisanon." 

           Martinlaiddowntheletterandworkedaprobleminmentalarithmetic,findingtheproductoffifteencentstimessixtythousandtobeninethousanddollars. Hesignedthenewcontract,inserting"TheSmokeofJoy"intheblankspace,andmaileditbacktothepublishersalongwiththetwentystorietteshehadwritteninthedaysbeforehediscoveredtheformulaforthenewspaperstoriette. AndpromptlyastheUnitedStatesmailcoulddeliverandreturn,cameSingletree,Darnley&Co.’scheckforfivethousanddollars. 

           "Iwantyoutocomedowntownwithme,Maria,thisafternoonabouttwoo’clock,"Martinsaid,themorningthecheckarrived. "Or,better,meetmeatFourteenthandBroadwayattwoo’clock. I’llbelookingoutforyou." 

           Attheappointedtimeshewasthere; butshoeswastheonlyclewtothemysteryhermindhadbeencapableofevolving,andshesufferedadistinctshockofdisappointmentwhenMartinwalkedherrightbyashoe-storeanddivedintoarealestateoffice. Whathappenedthereuponresidedforeverafterinhermemoryasadream. 

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