Мартин Иден

Chapter 9

           Hetoiledontilldark,whenhewentouttothereading-roomandexploredmagazinesandweekliesuntiltheplaceclosedatteno’clock. Thiswashisprogrammeforaweek. Eachdayhedidthreethousandwords,andeacheveninghepuzzledhiswaythroughthemagazines,takingnoteofthestories,articles,andpoemsthateditorssawfittopublish. Onethingwascertain: Whatthesemultitudinouswritersdidhecoulddo,andonlygivehimtimeandhewoulddowhattheycouldnotdo. HewascheeredtoreadinBookNews,inaparagraphonthepaymentofmagazinewriters,notthatRudyardKiplingreceivedadollarperword,butthattheminimumratepaidbyfirst-classmagazineswastwocentsaword. TheYouth’sCompanionwascertainlyfirstclass,andatthatratethethreethousandwordshehadwrittenthatdaywouldbringhimsixtydollarstwomonths’wagesonthesea! 

           OnFridaynighthefinishedtheserial,twenty-onethousandwordslong. Attwocentsaword,hecalculated,thatwouldbringhimfourhundredandtwentydollars. Notabadweek’swork. Itwasmoremoneythanhehadeverpossessedatonetime. Hedidnotknowhowhecouldspenditall. Hehadtappedagoldmine. Wherethiscamefromhecouldalwaysgetmore. Heplannedtobuysomemoreclothes,tosubscribetomanymagazines,andtobuydozensofreferencebooksthatatpresenthewascompelledtogotothelibrarytoconsult. Andstilltherewasalargeportionofthefourhundredandtwentydollarsunspent. ThisworriedhimuntilthethoughtcametohimofhiringaservantforGertrudeandofbuyingabicycleforMarion. 

           HemailedthebulkymanuscripttoTheYouth’sCompanion,andonSaturdayafternoon,afterhavingplannedanarticleonpearl-diving,hewenttoseeRuth. Hehadtelephoned,andshewentherselftogreethimatthedoor. 

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