Мартин Иден

Chapter 12

           Yethewasnotsatisfiedwithhisconclusion,andwhenhefoundhimselfontheinside,hetalkedquicklyandearnestly,makingashowofbeingcarriedawaybywhathewassaying,sothat,incasehewaswronginnotchangingsides,hisenthusiasmwouldseemthecauseforhiscarelessness. 

           AstheycrossedBroadway,hecamefacetofacewithanewproblem. Intheblazeoftheelectriclights,hesawLizzieConnollyandhergigglyfriend. Onlyforaninstanthehesitated,thenhishandwentupandhishatcameoff. Hecouldnotbedisloyaltohiskind,anditwastomorethanLizzieConnollythathishatwaslifted. Shenoddedandlookedathimboldly,notwithsoftandgentleeyeslikeRuth’s,butwitheyesthatwerehandsomeandhard,andthatsweptonpasthimtoRuthanditemizedherfaceanddressandstation. AndhewasawarethatRuthlooked,too,withquickeyesthatweretimidandmildasadove’s,butwhichsaw,inalookthatwasaflutteronandpast,theworking-classgirlinhercheapfineryandunderthestrangehatthatallworking-classgirlswerewearingjustthen. 

           "Whataprettygirl!"Ruthsaidamomentlater. 

           Martincouldhaveblessedher,thoughhesaid:- 

           "Idon’tknow. Iguessit’sallamatterofpersonaltaste,butshedoesn’tstrikemeasbeingparticularlypretty." 

           "Why,thereisn’tonewomanintenthousandwithfeaturesasregularashers. Theyaresplendid. Herfaceisasclear-cutasacameo. Andhereyesarebeautiful." 

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