Мартин Иден

Chapter 2

           "Hepaused,open-mouthed,onthevergeofthepitofhisowndepravityandutterworthlessnesstobreathethesameairshedid. AndwhileArthurtookupthetale,forthetwentiethtime,ofhisadventurewiththedrunkenhoodlumsontheferry-boatandofhowMartinEdenhadrushedinandrescuedhim,thatindividual,withfrowningbrows,meditateduponthefoolhehadmadeofhimself,andwrestledmoredeterminedlywiththeproblemofhowheshouldconducthimselftowardthesepeople. Hecertainlyhadnotsucceededsofar. Hewasn’toftheirtribe,andhecouldn’ttalktheirlingo,wasthewayheputittohimself. Hecouldn’tfakebeingtheirkind. Themasqueradewouldfail,andbesides,masqueradewasforeigntohisnature. Therewasnoroominhimforshamorartifice. Whateverhappened,hemustbereal. Hecouldn’ttalktheirtalkjustyet,thoughintimehewould. Uponthathewasresolved. Butinthemeantime,talkhemust,anditmustbehisowntalk,toneddown,ofcourse,soastobecomprehensibletothemandsoasnottoshookthemtoomuch. Andfurthermore,hewouldn’tclaim,notevenbytacitacceptance,tobefamiliarwithanythingthatwasunfamiliar. Inpursuanceofthisdecision,whenthetwobrothers,talkinguniversityshop,hadused"trig"severaltimes,MartinEdendemanded:- 

           "Whatistrig?" 

           "Trignometry,"Normansaid;"ahigherformofmath." 

           "Andwhatismath?"wasthenextquestion,which,somehow,broughtthelaughonNorman. 

           "Mathematics,arithmetic,"wastheanswer. 

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