Мартин Иден

Chapter 44

           Hewasstrainingeveryeffortforthedaywhenhecouldbuytheadjoininglotandputupanothertwo-storyframebuilding. Theupstairshecouldrent,andthewholeground-floorofbothbuildingswouldbeHigginbotham’sCashStore. Hiseyesglistenedwhenhespokeofthenewsignthatwouldstretchclearacrossbothbuildings. 

           Martinforgottolisten. Therefrainof"Workperformed,"inhisownbrain,wasdrowningtheother’sclatter. Therefrainmaddenedhim,andhetriedtoescapefromit. 

           "Howmuchdidyousayitwouldcost?"heaskedsuddenly. 

           Hisbrother-in-lawpausedinthemiddleofanexpatiationonthebusinessopportunitiesoftheneighborhood. Hehadn’tsaidhowmuchitwouldcost. Butheknew. Hehadfigureditoutascoreoftimes. 

           "Atthewaylumberisnow,"hesaid,"fourthousandcoulddoit." 

           "Includingthesign?" 

           "Ididn’tcountonthat. It’djusthavetocome,onc’tthebuildin’wasthere." 

           "Andtheground?" 

           "Threethousandmore." 

           Heleanedforward,lickinghislips,nervouslyspreadingandclosinghisfingers,whilehewatchedMartinwriteacheck. Whenitwaspassedovertohim,heglancedattheamount-seventhousanddollars. 

           "IIcan’taffordtopaymorethansixpercent,"hesaidhuskily. 

           Martinwantedtolaugh,but,instead,demanded:- 

           "Howmuchwouldthatbe?" 

           "Lemmesee. Sixpercentsixtimessevenfourhundredan’twenty." 

           "Thatwouldbethirty-fivedollarsamonth,wouldn’tit?" 

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