Мартин Иден

Chapter 1

           Shelentwingstohisimagination, andgreat,luminouscanvasesspreadthemselvesbeforehimwhereonloomedvague, giganticfiguresofloveandromance,andofheroicdeedsforwoman’ssake forapalewoman,aflowerofgold. Andthroughtheswaying,palpitantvision,asthroughafairymirage, hestaredattherealwoman, sittingthereandtalkingofliteratureandart. Helistenedaswell,buthestared,unconsciousofthefixityofhisgazeorofthefact thatallthatwasessentiallymasculineinhisnaturewasshininginhiseyes. Butshe,whoknewlittleoftheworldofmen, beingawoman,waskeenlyawareofhisburningeyes. Shehadneverhadmenlookatherinsuchfashion,anditembarrassedher. Shestumbledandhaltedinherutterance. Thethreadofargumentslippedfromher. Hefrightenedher,andatthesametimeitwasstrangelypleasanttobesolookedupon. Hertrainingwarnedherofperilandofwrong,subtle,mysterious,luring; whileherinstinctsrangclarion-voicedthroughherbeing,impellinghertohurdlecasteandplace andgaintothistravellerfromanotherworld, tothisuncouthyoungfellowwithlaceratedhands andalineofrawredcausedbytheunaccustomedlinenathisthroat, who,alltooevidently,wassoiledandtaintedbyungraciousexistence. Shewasclean,andhercleannessrevolted; butshewaswoman,andshewasjustbeginningtolearntheparadoxofwoman 

           "AsIwassayingwhatwasIsaying?"Shebrokeoffabruptlyandlaughedmerrilyatherpredicament. 

           "YouwassayingthatthismanSwinburnefailedbein’agreatpoetbecause an’thatwasasfarasyougot,miss,"heprompted, whiletohimselfheseemedsuddenlyhungry, anddeliciouslittlethrillscrawledupanddownhisspineatthesoundofherlaughter. 

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