Мартин Иден

Chapter 27

           Iamtooclassical,notenoughup-to-dateintheinterpretativebranchesofscience,andIcanonlypleadthedisadvantagesofmyeducationandatemperamentalslothfulnessthatpreventsmefromdoingthework. Iwonderifyou’llbelievethatI’veneverbeeninsideaphysicsorchemistrylaboratory? Itistrue,nevertheless. LeContewasright,andsoareyou,Mr.Eden,atleasttoanextenthowmuchIdonotknow." 

           RuthdrewMartinawaywithheronapretext;whenshehadgothimaside,whispering:- 

           "Youshouldn’thavemonopolizedProfessorCaldwellthatway. Theremaybeotherswhowanttotalkwithhim." 

           "Mymistake,"Martinadmittedcontritely. "ButI’dgothimstirredup,andhewassointerestingthatIdidnotthink. Doyouknow,heisthebrightest,themostintellectual,manIhaveevertalkedwith. AndI’lltellyousomethingelse. Ioncethoughtthateverybodywhowenttouniversities,orwhosatinthehighplacesinsociety,wasjustasbrilliantandintelligentashe." 

           "He’sanexception,"sheanswered. 

           "Ishouldsayso. Whomdoyouwantmetotalktonow? Oh,say,bringmeupagainstthatcashier-fellow." 

           Martintalkedforfifteenminuteswithhim,norcouldRuthhavewishedbetterbehavioronherlover’spart. Notoncedidhiseyesflashnorhischeeksflush,whilethecalmnessandpoisewithwhichhetalkedsurprisedher. 

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