Мартин Иден

Chapter 10

           "Impossible,"Mrs.Morselaughed. "Sheisthreeyearsolderthanhe,and,besides,itisimpossible. Nothingwillevercomeofit. Trustthattome." AndsoMartin’srôlewasarrangedforhim,whilehe,ledonbyArthurandNorman,wasmeditatinganextravagance. TheyweregoingoutforarideintothehillsSundaymorningontheirwheels,whichdidnotinterestMartinuntilhelearnedthatRuth,too,rodeawheelandwasgoingalong. Hedidnotride,norownawheel,butifRuthrode,itwasuptohimtobegin,washisdecision; andwhenhesaidgoodnight,hestoppedinatacycleryonhiswayhomeandspentfortydollarsforawheel. Itwasmorethanamonth’shard-earnedwages,anditreducedhisstockofmoneyamazingly; butwhenheaddedthehundreddollarshewastoreceivefromtheExaminertothefourhundredandtwentydollarsthatwastheleastTheYouth’sCompanioncouldpayhim,hefeltthathehadreducedtheperplexitytheunwontedamountofmoneyhadcausedhim. Nordidhemind,inthecourseoflearningtoridethewheelhome,thefactthatheruinedhissuitofclothes. HecaughtthetailorbytelephonethatnightfromMr.Higginbotham’sstoreandorderedanothersuit. Thenhecarriedthewheelupthenarrowstairwaythatclunglikeafire-escapetotherearwallofthebuilding,andwhenhehadmovedhisbedoutfromthewall,foundtherewasjustspaceenoughinthesmallroomforhimselfandthewheel. 

           Sundayhehadintendedtodevotetostudyingforthehighschoolexamination,butthepearl-divingarticleluredhimaway,andhespentthedayinthewhite-hotfeverofre-creatingthebeautyandromancethatburnedinhim. ThefactthattheExaminerofthatmorninghadfailedtopublishhistreasure-huntingarticledidnotdashhisspirits. Hewasattoogreataheightforthat,andhavingbeendeaftoatwice-repeatedsummons,hewentwithouttheheavySundaydinnerwithwhichMr.Higginbothaminvariablygracedhistable. 

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