Мартин Иден

Chapter 1

           Anoilpaintingcaughtandheldhim. Aheavysurfthunderedandburstoveranoutjuttingrock; loweringstorm-cloudscoveredthesky; and,outsidethelineofsurf, apilot-schooner,close-hauled,heeledovertilleverydetailofherdeckwasvisible,wassurgingalongagainstastormysunsetsky. Therewasbeauty,anditdrewhimirresistibly. Heforgothisawkwardwalkandcameclosertothepainting,veryclose. Thebeautyfadedoutofthecanvas. Hisfaceexpressedhisbepuzzlement. Hestaredatwhatseemedacarelessdaubofpaint, thensteppedaway. Immediatelyallthebeautyflashedbackintothecanvas. "Atrickpicture,"washisthought,ashedismissedit, thoughinthemidstofthemultitudinousimpressionshewasreceivinghefoundtimetofeelaprodofindignationthatsomuchbeautyshouldbesacrificedtomakeatrick. Hedidnotknowpainting. Hehadbeenbroughtuponchromosandlithographs thatwerealwaysdefiniteandsharp,nearorfar. Hehadseenoilpaintings,itwastrue,intheshowwindowsofshops, buttheglassofthewindowshadpreventedhiseagereyesfromapproachingtoonear. 

           Heglancedaroundathisfriendreadingtheletter andsawthebooksonthetable. Intohiseyesleapedawistfulnessandayearningaspromptlyastheyearningleapsintotheeyesofastarvingmanatsightoffood. Animpulsivestride,withonelurchtorightandleftoftheshoulders,broughthimtothetable, wherehebeganaffectionatelyhandlingthebooks. Heglancedatthetitlesandtheauthors’names,readfragmentsoftext, caressingthevolumeswithhiseyesandhands, and,once,recognizedabookhehadread. Fortherest,theywerestrangebooksandstrangeauthors. HechanceduponavolumeofSwinburneandbeganreadingsteadily,forgetfulofwherehewas,hisfaceglowing. Twiceheclosedthebookonhisforefingertolookatthenameoftheauthor. Swinburne!hewouldrememberthatname. Thatfellowhadeyes,andhehadcertainlyseencolorandflashinglight. 

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