Мартин Иден

Chapter 43

           ItwasachievementaccomplishedattheverytimeJudgeBlountwassharingthisgeneralviewandsneeringathisSpencerandhisintellect. Thereforeitwasnotforanyrealvalue,butforapurelyfictitiousvaluethatJudgeBlountinvitedhimtodinner. 

           Martingrinnedandacceptedtheinvitation,marvellingthewhileathiscomplacence. Andatthedinner,where,withtheirwomankind,werehalfadozenofthosethatsatinhighplaces,andwhereMartinfoundhimselfquitethelion,JudgeBlount,warmlysecondedbyJudgeHanwell,urgedprivatelythatMartinshouldpermithisnametobeputupfortheStyxtheultra-selectclubtowhichbelonged,notthemeremenofwealth,butthemenofattainment. AndMartindeclined,andwasmorepuzzledthanever. 

           Hewaskeptbusydisposingofhisheapofmanuscripts. Hewasoverwhelmedbyrequestsfromeditors. Ithadbeendiscoveredthathewasastylist,withmeatunderhisstyle. TheNorthernReview,afterpublishing"TheCradleofBeauty,"hadwrittenhimforhalfadozensimilaressays,whichwouldhavebeensuppliedoutoftheheap,hadnotBurton’sMagazine,inaspeculativemood,offeredhimfivehundreddollarseachforfiveessays. Hewrotebackthathewouldsupplythedemand,butatathousanddollarsanessay. Herememberedthatallthesemanuscriptshadbeenrefusedbytheverymagazinesthatwerenowclamoringforthem. Andtheirrefusalshadbeencold-blooded,automatic,stereotyped. Theyhadmadehimsweat,andnowheintendedtomakethemsweat. 

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