Мартин Иден

Chapter 34

           Toherastonishment(anditwassomethingthatsheneverceasedfromrelatingtoherdyingday),shesawMartinEdenseizeanironfromthestoveandthrowafancyshirt-waistontheironing-board. ItwasKateFlanagan’sbestSundaywaist,thanwhomtherewasnomoreexactingandfastidiouslydressedwomaninMaria’sworld. Also,MissFlanaganhadsentspecialinstructionthatsaidwaistmustbedeliveredbythatnight. Aseveryoneknew,shewaskeepingcompanywithJohnCollins,theblacksmith,and,asMariaknewprivily,MissFlanaganandMr.CollinsweregoingnextdaytoGoldenGatePark. VainwasMaria’sattempttorescuethegarment. Martinguidedhertotteringfootstepstoachair,fromwhereshewatchedhimwithbulgingeyes. Inaquarterofthetimeitwouldhavetakenhershesawtheshirt-waistsafelyironed,andironedaswellasshecouldhavedoneit,asMartinmadehergrant. 

           "Icouldworkfaster,"heexplained,"ifyourironswereonlyhotter." 

           Toher,theironsheswungweremuchhotterthansheeverdaredtouse. 

           "Yoursprinklingisallwrong,"hecomplainednext. "Here,letmeteachyouhowtosprinkle. Pressureiswhat’swanted. Sprinkleunderpressureifyouwanttoironfast." 

           Heprocuredapacking-casefromthewoodpileinthecellar,fittedacovertoit,andraidedthescrap-irontheSilvatribewascollectingforthejunkman. Withfresh-sprinkledgarmentsinthebox,coveredwiththeboardandpressedbytheiron,thedevicewascompleteandinoperation. "Nowyouwatchme,Maria,"hesaid,strippingofftohisundershirtandgrippinganironthatwaswhathecalled"reallyhot." 

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