Мартин Иден

Chapter 21

           Hefeltlikeassuringherthatmothers’heartswerenotsoeasilybroken,butinsteadhesaid,"Andloveisthegreatestthingintheworld." "Doyouknow,Martin,yousometimesfrightenme. Iamfrightenednow,whenIthinkofyouandofwhatyouhavebeen. Youmustbevery,verygoodtome. Remember,afterall,thatIamonlyachild. Ineverlovedbefore." 

           "NorI. Wearebothchildrentogether. Andwearefortunateabovemost,forwehavefoundourfirstloveineachother." 

           "Butthatisimpossible!"shecried,withdrawingherselffromhisarmswithaswift,passionatemovement. "Impossibleforyou. Youhavebeenasailor,andsailors,Ihaveheard,areare" 

           Hervoicefalteredanddiedaway. 

           "Areaddictedtohavingawifeineveryport?"hesuggested. "Isthatwhatyoumean?" 

           "Yes,"sheansweredinalowvoice. 

           "Butthatisnotlove." Hespokeauthoritatively. "Ihavebeeninmanyports,butIneverknewapassingtouchofloveuntilIsawyouthatfirstnight. Doyouknow,whenIsaidgoodnightandwentaway,Iwasalmostarrested." 

           "Arrested?" 

           "Yes. ThepolicemanthoughtIwasdrunk; andIwas,toowithloveforyou." 

           "Butyousaidwewerechildren,andIsaiditwasimpossible,foryou,andwehavestrayedawayfromthepoint." 

           "IsaidthatIneverlovedanybodybutyou,"hereplied. "Youaremyfirst,myveryfirst." 

           "Andyetyouhavebeenasailor,"sheobjected. 

           "Butthatdoesn’tpreventmefromlovingyouthefirst." 

           "Andtherehavebeenwomenotherwomenoh!" 

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