Мартин Иден

Chapter 34

           Butwhy?hevainlyquestioned. WhatinjuryhadhedoneBernardHigginbotham? Thethingwassounreasonable,sowanton. Therewasnoexplainingit. InthecourseoftheweekadozensimilarletterswereforwardedtoMartinbytheeditorsofvariousEasternmagazines. Theeditorswerebehavinghandsomely,Martinconcluded. Hewaswhollyunknowntothem,yetsomeofthemhadevenbeensympathetic. Itwasevidentthattheydetestedanonymity. Hesawthatthemaliciousattempttohurthimhadfailed. Infact,ifanythingcameofit,itwasboundtobegood,foratleasthisnamehadbeencalledtotheattentionofanumberofeditors. Sometime,perhaps,readingasubmittedmanuscriptofhis,theymightrememberhimasthefellowaboutwhomtheyhadreceivedananonymousletter. Andwhowastosaythatsucharemembrancemightnotswaythebalanceoftheirjudgmentjustatrifleinhisfavor? 

           ItwasaboutthistimethatMartintookagreatslumpinMaria’sestimation. Hefoundherinthekitchenonemorninggroaningwithpain,tearsofweaknessrunningdownhercheeks,vainlyendeavoringtoputthroughalargeironing. HepromptlydiagnosedherafflictionasLaGrippe,dosedherwithhotwhiskey(theremnantsinthebottlesforwhichBrissendenwasresponsible),andorderedhertobed. ButMariawasrefractory. Theironinghadtobedone,sheprotested,anddeliveredthatnight,orelsetherewouldbenofoodonthemorrowforthesevensmallandhungrySilvas. 

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