Мартин Иден

Chapter 24

           "Yes,Iunderstoodthat,"Martinanswered. "Alltheartshavetheirconventions." (Ruthwassurprisedathisuseoftheword. Itwasasifhehadstudiedattheuniversityhimself,insteadofbeingill-equippedfrombrowsingathaphazardthroughthebooksinthelibrary.) "Buteventheconventionsmustbereal. Trees,paintedonflatcardboardandstuckuponeachsideofthestage,weacceptasaforest. Itisarealenoughconvention. But,ontheotherhand,wewouldnotacceptaseasceneasaforest. Wecan’tdoit. Itviolatesoursenses. Norwouldyou,or,rather,shouldyou,accepttheravingsandwrithingsandagonizedcontortionsofthosetwolunaticsto-nightasaconvincingportrayaloflove." 

           "Butyoudon’tholdyourselfsuperiortoallthejudgesofmusic?"sheprotested. 

           "No,no,notforamoment. Imerelymaintainmyrightasanindividual. IhavejustbeentellingyouwhatIthink,inordertoexplainwhytheelephantinegambolsofMadameTetralanispoiltheorchestraforme. Theworld’sjudgesofmusicmayallberight. ButIamI,andIwon’tsubordinatemytastetotheunanimousjudgmentofmankind. IfIdon’tlikeathing,Idon’tlikeit,that’sall; andthereisnoreasonunderthesunwhyIshouldapealikingforitjustbecausethemajorityofmyfellow-creatureslikeit,ormakebelievetheylikeit. Ican’tfollowthefashionsinthethingsIlikeordislike." "Butmusic,youknow,isamatteroftraining,"Ruthargued; "andoperaisevenmoreamatteroftraining. Mayitnotbe" 

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