Мартин Иден

Chapter 14

           "Youwanttobefamous?"sheaskedabruptly. 

           "Yes,alittlebit,"heconfessed. "Thatispartoftheadventure. Itisnotthebeingfamous,buttheprocessofbecomingso,thatcounts. Andafterall,tobefamouswouldbe,forme,onlyameanstosomethingelse. Iwanttobefamousverymuch,forthatmatter,andforthatreason." 

           "Foryoursake,"hewantedtoadd,andmighthaveaddedhadsheprovedenthusiasticoverwhathehadreadtoher. 

           Butshewastoobusyinhermind,carvingoutacareerforhimthatwouldatleastbepossible,toaskwhattheultimatesomethingwaswhichhehadhintedat. Therewasnocareerforhiminliterature. Ofthatshewasconvinced. Hehadproveditto-day,withhisamateurishandsophomoricproductions. Hecouldtalkwell,buthewasincapableofexpressinghimselfinaliteraryway. ShecomparedTennyson,andBrowning,andherfavoriteprosemasterswithhim,andtohishopelessdiscredit. Yetshedidnottellhimherwholemind. Herstrangeinterestinhimledhertotemporize. Hisdesiretowritewas,afterall,alittleweaknesswhichhewouldgrowoutofintime. Thenhewoulddevotehimselftothemoreseriousaffairsoflife. Andhewouldsucceed,too. Sheknewthat. Hewassostrongthathecouldnotfailifonlyhewoulddropwriting. 

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