Мартин Иден

Chapter 6

           HedarednotgonearRuth’sneighborhoodinthedaytime,butnightfoundhimlurkinglikeathiefaroundtheMorsehome,stealingglimpsesatthewindowsandlovingtheverywallsthatshelteredher. Severaltimeshebarelyescapedbeingcaughtbyherbrothers,andoncehetrailedMr.Morsedowntownandstudiedhisfaceinthelightedstreets,longingallthewhileforsomequickdangerofdeathtothreatensothathemightspringinandsaveherfather. Onanothernight,hisvigilwasrewardedbyaglimpseofRuththroughasecond-storywindow. Hesawonlyherheadandshoulders,andherarmsraisedasshefixedherhairbeforeamirror. Itwasonlyforamoment,butitwasalongmomenttohim,duringwhichhisbloodturnedtowineandsangthroughhisveins. Thenshepulleddowntheshade. Butitwasherroomhehadlearnedthat; andthereafterhestrayedthereoften,hidingunderadarktreeontheoppositesideofthestreetandsmokingcountlesscigarettes. Oneafternoonhesawhermothercomingoutofabank,andreceivedanotherproofoftheenormousdistancethatseparatedRuthfromhim. Shewasoftheclassthatdealtwithbanks. Hehadneverbeeninsideabankinhislife,andhehadanideathatsuchinstitutionswerefrequentedonlybytheveryrichandtheverypowerful. 

           Inoneway,hehadundergoneamoralrevolution. Hercleannessandpurityhadreacteduponhim,andhefeltinhisbeingacryingneedtobeclean. Hemustbethatifhewereevertobeworthyofbreathingthesameairwithher. Hewashedhisteeth,andscrubbedhishandswithakitchenscrub-brushtillhesawanail-brushinadrug-storewindowanddivineditsuse. 

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