Мартин Иден

Chapter 37

           Hecaughtaglimpseofthatpatheticfigureofhim,solongago,aself-conscioussavage,sproutingsweatateveryporeinanagonyofapprehension,puzzledbythebewilderingminutiaeofeating-implements,torturedbytheogreofaservant,strivingataleaptoliveatsuchdizzysocialaltitude,anddecidingintheendtobefranklyhimself,pretendingnoknowledgeandnopolishhedidnotpossess. 

           HeglancedatRuthforreassurance,muchinthesamemannerthatapassenger,withsuddenpanicthoughtofpossibleshipwreck,willstrivetolocatethelifepreservers. Well,thatmuchhadcomeoutofitloveandRuth. Alltheresthadfailedtostandthetestofthebooks. ButRuthandlovehadstoodthetest; forthemhefoundabiologicalsanction. Lovewasthemostexaltedexpressionoflife. Naturehadbeenbusydesigninghim,asshehadbeenbusywithallnormalmen,forthepurposeofloving. Shehadspenttenthousandcenturiesay,ahundredthousandandamillioncenturiesuponthetask,andhewasthebestshecoulddo. Shehadmadelovethestrongestthinginhim,increaseditspoweramyriadpercentwithhergiftofimagination,andsenthimforthintotheephemeratothrillandmeltandmate. HishandsoughtRuth’shandbesidehimhiddenbythetable,andawarmpressurewasgivenandreceived. Shelookedathimaswiftinstant,andhereyeswereradiantandmelting. Sowerehisinthethrillthatpervadedhim; nordidherealizehowmuchthatwasradiantandmeltinginhereyeshadbeenarousedbywhatshehadseeninhis. 

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