Мартин Иден

Chapter 10

           Hewassilentforaminute,castingaboutfortheleastvaingloriouswayinwhichtoexpresshimself. "Pleasedon’tthinkI’mbragging,"hebegan. "Idon’tintenditthatwayatall. ButIhaveafeelingthatIamwhatImaycallanaturalstudent. Icanstudybymyself. Itaketoitkindly,likeaducktowater. YouseeyourselfwhatIdidwithgrammar. AndI’velearnedmuchofotherthingsyouwouldneverdreamhowmuch. AndI’monlygettingstarted. WaittillIget"Hehesitatedandassuredhimselfofthepronunciationbeforehesaid"momentum. I’mgettingmyfirstrealfeelofthingsnow. I’mbeginningtosizeupthesituation" 

           "Pleasedon’tsay‘sizeup,’"sheinterrupted. 

           "Togetalineonthings,"hehastilyamended. 

           "Thatdoesn’tmeananythingincorrectEnglish,"sheobjected. 

           Heflounderedforafreshstart. 

           "WhatI’mdrivingatisthatI’mbeginningtogetthelayoftheland." 

           Outofpitysheforebore,andhewenton. 

           "Knowledgeseemstomelikeachart-room. WheneverIgointothelibrary,Iamimpressedthatway. Thepartplayedbyteachersistoteachthestudentthecontentsofthechart-roominasystematicway. Theteachersareguidestothechart-room,that’sall. It’snotsomethingthattheyhaveintheirownheads. Theydon’tmakeitup,don’tcreateit. It’sallinthechart-roomandtheyknowtheirwayaboutinit,andit’stheirbusinesstoshowtheplacetostrangerswhomightelsegetlost. NowIdon’tgetlosteasily. Ihavethebumpoflocation. IusuallyknowwhereI’matWhat’swrongnow?" 

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