Мартин Иден

Chapter 7

           ’Youpronounceitoh,well,itisnotnecessarytogooverallofthem. Whatyouneedisthegrammar. I’llgetoneandshowyouhowtobegin." 

           Asshearose,thereshotthroughhismindsomethingthathehadreadintheetiquettebooks,andhestoodupawkwardly,worryingastowhetherhewasdoingtherightthing,andfearingthatshemighttakeitasasignthathewasabouttogo. 

           "Bytheway,Mr.Eden,"shecalledback,asshewasleavingtheroom. "Whatisbooze? Youuseditseveraltimes,youknow." 

           "Oh,booze,"helaughed. "It’sslang. Itmeanswhiskeyan’beeranythingthatwillmakeyoudrunk." 

           "Andanotherthing,"shelaughedback. "Don’tuse‘you’whenyouareimpersonal. ‘You’isverypersonal,andyouruseofitjustnowwasnotpreciselywhatyoumeant." 

           "Idon’tjustseethat." 

           "Why,yousaidjustnow,tome,‘whiskeyandbeeranythingthatwillmakeyoudrunk’makemedrunk,don’tyousee?" 

           "Well,itwould,wouldn’tit?" 

           "Yes,ofcourse,"shesmiled. "Butitwouldbenicernottobringmeintoit. Substitute‘one’for‘you’andseehowmuchbetteritsounds." 

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