Мартин Иден

Chapter 29

           Also,havinggottheagencyforalow-grademakeofwheel,hewasprosperous. MarianhadcalledonMartininhisroomashorttimebeforetoannounceherengagement,duringwhichvisitshehadplayfullyinspectedMartin’spalmandtoldhisfortune. OnhernextvisitshebroughtHermannvonSchmidtalongwithher. Martindidthehonorsandcongratulatedbothoftheminlanguagesoeasyandgracefulastoaffectdisagreeablythepeasant-mindofhissister’slover. ThisbadimpressionwasfurtherheightenedbyMartin’sreadingaloudthehalf-dozenstanzasofversewithwhichhehadcommemoratedMarian’spreviousvisit. Itwasabitofsocietyverse,airyanddelicate,whichhehadnamed"ThePalmist." Hewassurprised,whenhefinishedreadingit,tonotenoenjoymentinhissister’sface. Instead,hereyeswerefixedanxiouslyuponherbetrothed,andMartin,followinghergaze,sawspreadonthatworthy’sasymmetricalfeaturesnothingbutblackandsullendisapproval. Theincidentpassedover,theymadeanearlydeparture,andMartinforgotallaboutit,thoughforthemomenthehadbeenpuzzledthatanywoman,evenoftheworkingclass,shouldnothavebeenflatteredanddelightedbyhavingpoetrywrittenabouther. 

           SeveraleveningslaterMarianagainvisitedhim,thistimealone. Nordidshewastetimeincomingtothepoint,upbraidinghimsorrowfullyforwhathehaddone. 

           "Why,Marian,"hechided,"youtalkasthoughyouwereashamedofyourrelatives,orofyourbrotheratanyrate." 

           "AndIam,too,"sheblurtedout. Martinwasbewilderedbythetearsofmortificationhesawinhereyes. Themood,whateveritwas,wasgenuine. 

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