Мартин Иден

Chapter 22

           "Givemetime,dear,"hepleaded. "Thehack-workisonlymakeshift,andIdon’ttakeitseriously. Givemetwoyears. Ishallsucceedinthattime,andtheeditorswillbegladtobuymygoodwork. IknowwhatIamsaying; Ihavefaithinmyself. IknowwhatIhaveinme; Iknowwhatliteratureis,now; Iknowtheaveragerotthatispouredoutbyalotoflittlemen; andIknowthatattheendoftwoyearsIshallbeonthehighroadtosuccess. Asforbusiness,Ishallneversucceedatit. Iamnotinsympathywithit. Itstrikesmeasdull,andstupid,andmercenary,andtricky. AnywayIamnotadaptedforit. I’dnevergetbeyondaclerkship,andhowcouldyouandIbehappyonthepaltryearningsofaclerk? Iwantthebestofeverythingintheworldforyou,andtheonlytimewhenIwon’twantitwillbewhenthereissomethingbetter. AndI’mgoingtogetit,goingtogetallofit. TheincomeofasuccessfulauthormakesMr.Butlerlookcheap. A‘best-seller’willearnanywherebetweenfiftyandahundredthousanddollarssometimesmoreandsometimesless; but,asarule,prettyclosetothosefigures." 

           Sheremainedsilent; herdisappointmentwasapparent. 

           "Well?"heasked. 

           "Ihadhopedandplannedotherwise. Ihadthought,andIstillthink,thatthebestthingforyouwouldbetostudyshorthandyoualreadyknowtype-writingandgointofather’soffice. Youhaveagoodmind,andIamconfidentyouwouldsucceedasalawyer." 

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