Мартин Иден

Chapter 9

           Andthen,insplendorandglory,camethegreatidea. Hewouldwrite. Hewouldbeoneoftheeyesthroughwhichtheworldsaw,oneoftheearsthroughwhichitheard,oneoftheheartsthroughwhichitfelt. Hewouldwriteeverythingpoetryandprose,fictionanddescription,andplayslikeShakespeare. TherewascareerandthewaytowintoRuth. Themenofliteratureweretheworld’sgiants,andheconceivedthemtobefarfinerthantheMr.ButlerswhoearnedthirtythousandayearandcouldbeSupremeCourtjusticesiftheywantedto. 

           Oncetheideahadgerminated,itmasteredhim,andthereturnvoyagetoSanFranciscowaslikeadream. Hewasdrunkenwithunguessedpowerandfeltthathecoulddoanything. Inthemidstofthegreatandlonelyseahegainedperspective. Clearly,andforthefirstlime,hesawRuthandherworld. Itwasallvisualizedinhismindasaconcretethingwhichhecouldtakeupinhistwohandsandturnaroundandaboutandexamine. Therewasmuchthatwasdimandnebulousinthatworld,buthesawitasawholeandnotindetail,andhesaw,also,thewaytomasterit. Towrite! Thethoughtwasfireinhim. Hewouldbeginassoonashegotback. Thefirstthinghewoulddowouldbetodescribethevoyageofthetreasure-hunters. HewouldsellittosomeSanFrancisconewspaper. HewouldnottellRuthanythingaboutit,andshewouldbesurprisedandpleasedwhenshesawhisnameinprint. Whilehewrote,hecouldgoonstudying. Thereweretwenty-fourhoursineachday. Hewasinvincible. Heknewhowtowork,andthecitadelswouldgodownbeforehim. Hewouldnothavetogotoseaagainasasailor; andfortheinstanthecaughtavisionofasteamyacht. Therewereotherwriterswhopossessedsteamyachts. 

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