Мартин Иден

Chapter 7

           "Oh,"saidtheother,withcomprehension. 

           "Whatisthebesttimetocall? Theafternoon? nottooclosetomeal-time? Ortheevening? OrSunday?" 

           "I’lltellyou,"thelibrariansaidwithabrighteningface. "Youcallheruponthetelephoneandfindout." 

           "I’lldoit,"hesaid,pickinguphisbooksandstartingaway. 

           Heturnedbackandasked:- 

           "Whenyou’respeakin’toayoungladysay,forinstance,MissLizzieSmithdoyousay‘MissLizzie’?or‘MissSmith’?" 

           "Say‘MissSmith,’"thelibrarianstatedauthoritatively. "Say‘MissSmith’alwaysuntilyoucometoknowherbetter." 

           SoitwasthatMartinEdensolvedtheproblem. 

           "Comedownanytime; I’llbeathomeallafternoon," wasRuth’sreplyoverthetelephonetohisstammeredrequestastowhenhecouldreturntheborrowedbooks. 

           Shemethimatthedoorherself,andherwoman’seyestookinimmediatelythecreasedtrousersandthecertainslightbutindefinablechangeinhimforthebetter. Also,shewasstruckbyhisface. Itwasalmostviolent,thishealthofhis,anditseemedtorushoutofhimandatherinwavesofforce. 

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