Мартин Иден

Chapter 1

           Hedidnotknowhowshewasdressed, exceptthatthedresswasaswonderfulasshe. Helikenedhertoapalegoldfloweruponaslenderstem. No,shewasaspirit,adivinity,agoddess; suchsublimatedbeautywasnotoftheearth. Orperhapsthebookswereright, andthereweremanysuchassheintheupperwalksoflife. Shemightwellbesungbythatchap,Swinburne. Perhapshehadhadsomebodylikeherinmindwhenhepaintedthatgirl,Iseult,inthebookthereonthetable. Allthisplethoraofsight,andfeeling,andthoughtoccurredontheinstant. Therewasnopauseoftherealitieswhereinhemoved. Hesawherhandcomingouttohis,andshelookedhimstraightintheeyesassheshookhands,frankly,likeaman. Thewomenhehadknowndidnotshakehandsthatway. Forthatmatter,mostofthemdidnotshakehandsatall. Afloodofassociations,visionsofvariouswayshehadmadetheacquaintanceofwomen, rushedintohismindandthreatenedtoswampit. Butheshookthemasideandlookedather. Neverhadheseensuchawoman. Thewomenhehadknown! Immediately,besideher,oneitherhand,rangedthewomenhehadknown. Foraneternalsecondhestoodinthemidstofaportraitgallery, whereinsheoccupiedthecentralplace, whileaboutherwerelimnedmanywomen, alltobeweighedandmeasuredbyafleetingglance, herselftheunitofweightandmeasure. Hesawtheweakandsicklyfacesofthegirlsofthefactories, andthesimpering,boisterousgirlsfromthesouthofMarket. Therewerewomenofthecattlecamps,andswarthycigarette-smokingwomenofOldMexico. These,inturn,werecrowdedoutbyJapanesewomen,doll-like, steppingmincinglyonwoodenclogs; byEurasians,delicatefeatured,stampedwithdegeneracy; byfull-bodiedSouth-Sea-Islandwomen,flower-crownedandbrown-skinned. 

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