Мартин Иден

Chapter 14

           Weknowtherearenastythingsintheworld! Hecuddledtohimthenotionofherknowing,andchuckledoveritasalovejoke. Thenextmoment,inaflashingvisionofmultitudinousdetail,hesightedthewholeseaoflife’snastinessthathehadknownandvoyagedoverandthrough,andheforgaveherfornotunderstandingthestory. Itwasthroughnofaultofhersthatshecouldnotunderstand. HethankedGodthatshehadbeenbornandshelteredtosuchinnocence. Butheknewlife,itsfoulnessaswellasitsfairness,itsgreatnessinspiteoftheslimethatinfestedit,andbyGodhewasgoingtohavehissayonittotheworld. Saintsinheaven—howcouldtheybeanythingbutfairandpure? Nopraisetothem. Butsaintsinslime—ah,thatwastheeverlastingwonder! Thatwaswhatmadelifeworthwhile. Toseemoralgrandeurrisingoutofcesspoolsofiniquity; torisehimselfandfirstglimpsebeauty,faintandfar,throughmud-drippingeyes; toseeoutofweakness,andfrailty,andviciousness,andallabysmalbrutishness,arisingstrength,andtruth,andhighspiritualendowment— 

           Hecaughtastraysequenceofsentencesshewasuttering. 

           "Thetoneofitallislow. Andthereissomuchthatishigh. Take‘InMemoriam.’ 

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