Мартин Иден

Chapter 37

           Acrossthetablefromhim,cater-cornered,atMr.Morse’sright,satJudgeBlount,alocalsuperiorcourtjudge. Martinhadmethimanumberoftimesandhadfailedtolikehim. HeandRuth’sfatherwerediscussinglaborunionpolitics,thelocalsituation,andsocialism,andMr.MorsewasendeavoringtotwitMartinonthelattertopic. AtlastJudgeBlountlookedacrossthetablewithbenignantandfatherlypity. Martinsmiledtohimself. 

           "You’llgrowoutofit,youngman,"hesaidsoothingly. "Timeisthebestcureforsuchyouthfuldistempers." HeturnedtoMr.Morse. "Idonotbelievediscussionisgoodinsuchcases. Itmakesthepatientobstinate." 

           "Thatistrue,"theotherassentedgravely. "Butitiswelltowarnthepatientoccasionallyofhiscondition." 

           Martinlaughedmerrily,butitwaswithaneffort. Thedayhadbeentoolong,theday’sefforttoointense,andhewasdeepinthethroesofthereaction. 

           "Undoubtedlyyouarebothexcellentdoctors,"hesaid; "butifyoucareawhitfortheopinionofthepatient,lethimtellyouthatyouarepoordiagnosticians. Infact,youarebothsufferingfromthediseaseyouthinkyoufindinme. Asforme,Iamimmune. Thesocialistphilosophythatriotshalf-bakedinyourveinshaspassedmeby." 

           "Clever,clever,"murmuredthejudge. "Anexcellentruseincontroversy,toreversepositions." 

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