Мартин Иден

Chapter 22

           Ihavegeneralizedaboutmyself,andtheworld,myplaceinit,andmychancetowintoaplacethatwillbefitforyou. Also,I’vebeenreadingSpencer’s‘PhilosophyofStyle,’andfoundoutalotofwhatwasthematterwithme—ormywriting,rather; andforthatmatterwithmostofthewritingthatispublishedeverymonthinthemagazines." 

           "Buttheupshotofitall—ofmythinkingandreadingandloving—isthatIamgoingtomovetoGrubStreet. Ishallleavemasterpiecesaloneanddohack-work—jokes,paragraphs,featurearticles,humorousverse,andsocietyverse—alltherotforwhichthereseemssomuchdemand. Thentherearethenewspapersyndicates,andthenewspapershort-storysyndicates,andthesyndicatesfortheSundaysupplements. Icangoaheadandhammeroutthestufftheywant,andearntheequivalentofagoodsalarybyit. Therearefree-lances,youknow,whoearnasmuchasfourorfivehundredamonth. Idon’tcaretobecomeasthey; butI’llearnagoodliving,andhaveplentyoftimetomyself,whichIwouldn’thaveinanyposition." 

           "Then,I’llhavemysparetimeforstudyandforrealwork. InbetweenthegrindI’lltrymyhandatmasterpieces,andI’llstudyandpreparemyselfforthewritingofmasterpieces. Why,IamamazedatthedistanceIhavecomealready. WhenIfirsttriedtowrite,IhadnothingtowriteaboutexceptafewpaltryexperienceswhichIneitherunderstoodnorappreciated. ButIhadnothoughts. Ireallydidn’t. Ididn’tevenhavethewordswithwhichtothink. 

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