Мартин Иден

Chapter 30

           Well,Ihaveservedit. Ihavecrammeditandtelescopedit. Withyouattheendawaitingme,Ihavenevershirked. Doyouknow,Ihaveforgottenwhatitistofallpeacefullyasleep. AfewmillionyearsagoIknewwhatitwastosleepmyfillandtoawakenaturallyfromveryglutofsleep. Iamawakenedalwaysnowbyanalarmclock. IfIfallasleepearlyorlate,Isetthealarmaccordingly;andthis,andtheputtingoutofthelamp,aremylastconsciousactions." 

           "WhenIbegintofeeldrowsy,IchangetheheavybookIamreadingforalighterone. AndwhenIdozeoverthat,Ibeatmyheadwithmyknucklesinordertodrivesleepaway. SomewhereIreadofamanwhowasafraidtosleep. Kiplingwrotethestory. Thismanarrangedaspursothatwhenunconsciousnesscame,hisnakedbodypressedagainsttheironteeth. Well,I’vedonethesame. Ilookatthetime,andIresolvethatnotuntilmidnight,ornotuntiloneo’clock,ortwoo’clock,orthreeo’clock,shallthespurberemoved. Andsoitrowelsmeawakeuntiltheappointedtime. Thatspurhasbeenmybed-mateformonths. Ihavegrownsodesperatethatfiveandahalfhoursofsleepisanextravagance. Isleepfourhoursnow. Iamstarvedforsleep. TherearetimeswhenIamlight-headedfromwantofsleep,timeswhendeath,withitsrestandsleep,isapositiveluretome,timeswhenIamhauntedbyLongfellow’slines: 

           "‘Theseaisstillanddeep; 

           Allthingswithinitsbosomsleep; 

           Asinglestepandalliso’er, 

           Aplunge,abubble,andnomore.’" 

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