Мартин Иден

Chapter 25

           Well,hehadtakenthebait,thenewspaperliesaboutwritersandtheirpay,andhehadwastedtwoyearsoverit. Buthewoulddisgorgethebaitnow. Notanotherlinewouldheeverwrite. HewoulddowhatRuthwantedhimtodo,whateverybodywantedhimtodogetajob. ThethoughtofgoingtoworkremindedhimofJoeJoe,trampingthroughthelandofnothing-to-do. Martinheavedagreatsighofenvy. Thereactionofnineteenhoursadayformanydayswasstronguponhim. Butthen,Joewasnotinlove,hadnoneoftheresponsibilitiesoflove,andhecouldaffordtoloafthroughthelandofnothing-to-do. He,Martin,hadsomethingtoworkfor,andgotoworkhewould. Hewouldstartoutearlynextmorningtohuntajob. AndhewouldletRuthknow,too,thathehadmendedhiswaysandwaswillingtogointoherfather’soffice. 

           Fivedollarsforfivethousandwords,tenwordsforacent,themarketpriceforart. Thedisappointmentofit,thelieofit,theinfamyofit,wereuppermostinhisthoughts; andunderhisclosedeyelids,infieryfigures,burnedthe"$3.85"heowedthegrocer. Heshivered,andwasawareofanachinginhisbones. Thesmallofhisbackachedespecially. Hisheadached,thetopofitached,thebackofitached,thebrainsinsideofitachedandseemedtobeswelling,whiletheacheoverhisbrowswasintolerable. Andbeneaththebrows,plantedunderhislids,wasthemerciless"$3.85." 

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