Мартин Иден

Chapter 13

           "Well,areyougoingtotackleit?"Olneypersisted. 

           Martinwassorebeset. HecouldseethatRuthwashangingeagerlyuponhisanswer. 

           "IamafraidIwon’thavetime,"hesaidfinally. "I’dliketo,butIwon’thavetime." 

           "Yousee,Martin’snotseekingculture,"Olneyexulted. "He’stryingtogetsomewhere,todosomething." 

           "Oh,butit’smentaltraining. It’sminddiscipline. It’swhatmakesdisciplinedminds." RuthlookedexpectantlyatMartin,asifwaitingforhimtochangehisjudgment. "Youknow,thefoot-ballplayershavetotrainbeforethebiggame. AndthatiswhatLatindoesforthethinker. Ittrains." 

           "Rotandbosh! That’swhattheytolduswhenwewerekids. Butthereisonethingtheydidn’ttellusthen. Theyletusfinditoutforourselvesafterwards." Olneypausedforeffect,thenadded,"Andwhattheydidn’ttelluswasthateverygentlemanshouldhavestudiedLatin,butthatnogentlemanshouldknowLatin." 

           "Nowthat’sunfair,"Ruthcried. "Iknewyouwereturningtheconversationjustinordertogetoffsomething." 

           "It’scleverallright,"wastheretort,"butit’sfair,too. TheonlymenwhoknowtheirLatinaretheapothecaries,thelawyers,andtheLatinprofessors. AndifMartinwantstobeoneofthem,Imissmyguess. 

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 140 из 527