Мартин Иден

Chapter 36

           "HopeNorton’sthere,"hepantedalittlelater,resistingMartin’sefforttorelievehimofthetwodemijohns. "Norton’sanidealist—aHarvardman. Prodigiousmemory. Idealismledhimtophilosophicanarchy,andhisfamilythrewhimoff. Father’sarailroadpresidentandmanytimesmillionnaire,buttheson’sstarvingin’Frisco,editingananarchistsheetfortwenty-fiveamonth." 

           MartinwaslittleacquaintedinSanFrancisco,andnotatallsouthofMarket; sohehadnoideaofwherehewasbeingled. 

           "Goahead,"hesaid; "tellmeaboutthembeforehand. Whatdotheydoforaliving? Howdotheyhappentobehere?" 

           "HopeHamilton’sthere."Brissendenpausedandrestedhishands. "Strawn-Hamilton’shisname—hyphenated,youknow—comesofoldSouthernstock. He’satramp—laziestmanIeverknew,thoughhe’sclerking,ortryingto,inasocialistcoöperativestoreforsixdollarsaweek. Buthe’saconfirmedhobo. Trampedintotown. I’veseenhimsitalldayonabenchandneverabitepasshislips,andintheevening,whenIinvitedhimtodinner—restauranttwoblocksaway—havehimsay,‘Toomuchtrouble,oldman. Buymeapackageofcigarettesinstead.’ HewasaSpencerianlikeyoutillKreisturnedhimtomaterialisticmonism. I’llstarthimonmonismifIcan. Norton’sanothermonist—onlyheaffirmsnaughtbutspirit. HecangiveKreisandHamiltonalltheywant,too." 

           "WhoisKreis?"Martinasked. 

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