Мартин Иден

Chapter 46

           Heturnedtothehugebundleofclippingswhichhadcomeinfromhispressbureau,andreadabouthimselfandhisvogue,whichhadbecomeafurore. Allhiscreativeoutputhadbeenflungtothepublicinonemagnificentsweep. Thatseemedtoaccountforit. Hehadtakenthepublicoffitsfeet,thewayKiplinghad,thattimewhenhelayneartodeathandallthemob,animatedbyamob-mindthought,begansuddenlytoreadhim. Martinrememberedhowthatsameworld-mob,havingreadhimandacclaimedhimandnotunderstoodhimintheleast,had,abruptly,afewmonthslater,flungitselfuponhimandtornhimtopieces. Martingrinnedatthethought. Whowashethatheshouldnotbesimilarlytreatedinafewmoremonths? Well,hewouldfoolthemob. Hewouldbeaway,intheSouthSeas,buildinghisgrasshouse,tradingforpearlsandcopra,jumpingreefsinfrailoutriggers,catchingsharksandbonitas,huntingwildgoatsamongthecliffsofthevalleythatlaynexttothevalleyofTaiohae. 

           Inthemomentofthatthoughtthedesperatenessofhissituationdawneduponhim. Hesaw,clearedeyed,thathewasintheValleyoftheShadow. Allthelifethatwasinhimwasfading,fainting,makingtowarddeath. 

           Herealizedhowmuchheslept,andhowmuchhedesiredtosleep. Ofold,hehadhatedsleep. Ithadrobbedhimofpreciousmomentsofliving. Fourhoursofsleepinthetwenty-fourhadmeantbeingrobbedoffourhoursoflife. Howhehadgrudgedsleep! Nowitwaslifehegrudged. Lifewasnotgood; itstasteinhismouthwaswithouttang,andbitter. Thiswashisperil. Lifethatdidnotyearntowardlifewasinfairwaytowardceasing. 

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