Мартин Иден

Chapter 34

           "Butthatcharacter,thatWiki-Wiki,whydoyoumakehimtalksoroughly? Surelyitwilloffendyourreaders,andsurelythatiswhytheeditorsarejustifiedinrefusingyourwork." 

           "BecausetherealWiki-Wikiwouldhavetalkedthatway." 

           "Butitisnotgoodtaste." 

           "Itislife,"herepliedbluntly. "Itisreal. Itistrue. AndImustwritelifeasIseeit." 

           Shemadenoanswer,andforanawkwardmomenttheysatsilent. Itwasbecausehelovedherthathedidnotquiteunderstandher,andshecouldnotunderstandhimbecausehewassolargethathebulkedbeyondherhorizon. 

           "Well,I’vecollectedfromtheTranscontinental,"hesaidinanefforttoshifttheconversationtoamorecomfortablesubject. Thepictureofthebewhiskeredtrio,ashehadlastseenthem,mulctedoffourdollarsandninetycentsandaferryticket,madehimchuckle. 

           "Thenyou’llcome!"shecriedjoyously. "ThatwaswhatIcametofindout." 

           "Come?"hemutteredabsently. "Where?" 

           "Why,todinnerto-morrow. Youknowyousaidyou’drecoveryoursuitifyougotthatmoney." 

           "Iforgotallaboutit,"hesaidhumbly. "Yousee,thismorningthepoundmangotMaria’stwocowsandthebabycalf,andwell,ithappenedthatMariadidn’thaveanymoney,andsoIhadtorecoverhercowsforher. That’swheretheTranscontinentalfiverwent‘TheRingofBells’wentintothepoundman’spocket." 

           "Thenyouwon’tcome?" 

           Helookeddownathisclothing. 

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