Мартин Иден

Chapter 11

           Andhardestofallwasittoshutupthealgebraorphysics,putnote-bookandpencilaside,andclosehistiredeyesinsleep. Hehatedthethoughtofceasingtolive,evenforsoshortatime,andhissoleconsolationwasthatthealarmclockwassetfivehoursahead. Hewouldloseonlyfivehoursanyway,andthenthejanglingbellwouldjerkhimoutofunconsciousnessandhewouldhavebeforehimanothergloriousdayofnineteenhours. 

           Inthemeantimetheweekswerepassing,hismoneywasebbinglow,andtherewasnomoneycomingin. Amonthafterhehadmailedit,theadventureserialforboyswasreturnedtohimbyTheYouth’sCompanion. Therejectionslipwassotactfullywordedthathefeltkindlytowardtheeditor. ButhedidnotfeelsokindlytowardtheeditoroftheSanFranciscoExaminer. Afterwaitingtwowholeweeks,Martinhadwrittentohim. Aweeklaterhewroteagain. Attheendofthemonth,hewentovertoSanFranciscoandpersonallycalledupontheeditor. Buthedidnotmeetthatexaltedpersonage,thankstoaCerberusofanofficeboy,oftenderyearsandredhair,whoguardedtheportals. Attheendofthefifthweekthemanuscriptcamebacktohim,bymail,withoutcomment. Therewasnorejectionslip,noexplanation,nothing. InthesamewayhisotherarticlesweretiedupwiththeotherleadingSanFranciscopapers. Whenherecoveredthem,hesentthemtothemagazinesintheEast,fromwhichtheywerereturnedmorepromptly,accompaniedalwaysbytheprintedrejectionslips. 

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