Мартин Иден

Chapter 14

           Shewouldnothandhimastereotypedrejectionslip,norwouldsheinformhimthatlackofpreferenceforhisworkdidnotnecessarilyimplylackofmeritinhiswork. Shewouldtalk,awarmhumanbeing,inherquick,brightway,and,mostimportantofall,shewouldcatchglimpsesoftherealMartinEden. Inhisworkshewoulddiscernwhathisheartandsoulwerelike,andshewouldcometounderstandsomething,alittlesomething,ofthestuffofhisdreamsandthestrengthofhispower. 

           Martingatheredtogetheranumberofcarboncopiesofhisshortstories,hesitatedamoment,thenaddedhis"SeaLyrics." TheymountedtheirwheelsonalateJuneafternoonandrodeforthehills. Itwasthesecondtimehehadbeenoutwithheralone,andastheyrodealongthroughthebalmywarmth,justchilledbyshesea-breezetorefreshingcoolness,hewasprofoundlyimpressedbythefactthatitwasaverybeautifulandwell-orderedworldandthatitwasgoodtobealiveandtolove. Theylefttheirwheelsbytheroadsideandclimbedtothebrowntopofanopenknollwherethesunburntgrassbreathedaharvestbreathofdrysweetnessandcontent. 

           "Itsworkisdone,"Martinsaid,astheyseatedthemselves,sheuponhiscoat,andhesprawlingclosetothewarmearth. Hesniffedthesweetnessofthetawnygrass,whichenteredhisbrainandsethisthoughtswhirlingonfromtheparticulartotheuniversal. "Ithasachieveditsreasonforexistence,"hewenton,pattingthedrygrassaffectionately. 

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