Мартин Иден

Chapter 6

           "Oh,nothin’,"thedarkgirlanswered,withatossofherhead. "Iwasonlyremarkin’" 

           "What?" 

           "Well,Iwaswhisperin’it’dbeagoodideaifyoucoulddigupagentlemanfriendforher"(indicatinghercompanion), "andthen,wecouldgooffan’haveice-creamsodasomewhere,orcoffee,oranything." 

           Hewasafflictedbyasuddenspiritualnausea. ThetransitionfromRuthtothishadbeentooabrupt. Rangedsidebysidewiththebold,defianteyesofthegirlbeforehim,hesawRuth’sclear,luminouseyes,likeasaint’s,gazingathimoutofunplumbeddepthsofpurity. And,somehow,hefeltwithinhimastirofpower. Hewasbetterthanthis. Lifemeantmoretohimthanitmeanttothesetwogirlswhosethoughtsdidnotgobeyondice-creamandagentlemanfriend. Herememberedthathehadledalwaysasecretlifeinhisthoughts. Thesethoughtshehadtriedtoshare,butneverhadhefoundawomancapableofunderstandingnoraman. Hehadtried,attimes,buthadonlypuzzledhislisteners. Andashisthoughtshadbeenbeyondthem,so,hearguednow,hemustbebeyondthem. Hefeltpowermoveinhim,andclenchedhisfists. Iflifemeantmoretohim,thenitwasforhimtodemandmorefromlife,buthecouldnotdemanditfromsuchcompanionshipasthis. Thoseboldblackeyeshadnothingtooffer. Heknewthethoughtsbehindthemofice-creamandofsomethingelse. Butthosesaint’seyesalongsidetheyofferedallheknewandmorethanhecouldguess. Theyofferedbooksandpainting,beautyandrepose,andallthefineeleganceofhigherexistence. 

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