Мартин Иден

Chapter 3

           HecaughtaTelegraphAvenuecarthatwasgoingtoBerkeley. Itwascrowdedwithyouthsandyoungmenwhoweresingingsongsandeverandagainbarkingoutcollegeyells. Hestudiedthemcuriously. Theywereuniversityboys. Theywenttothesameuniversitythatshedid,wereinherclasssocially,couldknowher,couldseehereverydayiftheywantedto. Hewonderedthattheydidnotwantto,thattheyhadbeenouthavingagoodtimeinsteadofbeingwithherthatevening,talkingwithher,sittingaroundherinaworshipfulandadoringcircle. Histhoughtswanderedon. Henoticedonewithnarrow-slittedeyesandaloose-lippedmouth. Thatfellowwasvicious,hedecided. Onshipboardhewouldbeasneak,awhiner,atattler. He,MartinEden,wasabettermanthanthatfellow. Thethoughtcheeredhim. ItseemedtodrawhimnearertoHer. Hebegancomparinghimselfwiththestudents. Hegrewconsciousofthemuscledmechanismofhisbodyandfeltconfidentthathewasphysicallytheirmaster. Buttheirheadswerefilledwithknowledgethatenabledthemtotalkhertalk, thethoughtdepressedhim. Butwhatwasabrainfor? hedemandedpassionately. Whattheyhaddone,hecoulddo. Theyhadbeenstudyingaboutlifefromthebookswhilehehadbeenbusylivinglife. Hisbrainwasjustasfullofknowledgeastheirs,thoughitwasadifferentkindofknowledge. Howmanyofthemcouldtiealanyardknot,ortakeawheeloralookout? Hislifespreadoutbeforehiminaseriesofpicturesofdangeranddaring,hardshipandtoil. Herememberedhisfailuresandscrapesintheprocessoflearning. Hewasthatmuchtothegood,anyway. Laterontheywouldhavetobeginlivinglifeandgoingthroughthemillashehadgone. Verywell. Whiletheywerebusywiththat,hecouldbelearningtheothersideoflifefromthebooks. 

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