Мартин Иден

Chapter 39

           "No,hismouthistooprettyandtooweak." Martinshookhisheadlugubriously. "I’mafraidI’venumbedmyhandinvain. Theyoungmancannotreform. Hewillbecomeeventuallyaverygreatandsuccessfulnewspaperman. Hehasnoconscience. Thatalonewillmakehimgreat." 

           WiththatthecubpassedoutthedoorintrepidationtothelastforfearthatBrissendenwouldhithiminthebackwiththebottlehestillclutched. 

           Inthenextmorning’spaperMartinlearnedagreatdealmoreabouthimselfthatwasnewtohim. "Wearetheswornenemiesofsociety,"hefoundhimselfquotedassayinginacolumninterview. "No,wearenotanarchistsbutsocialists." Whenthereporterpointedouttohimthatthereseemedlittledifferencebetweenthetwoschools,Martinhadshruggedhisshouldersinsilentaffirmation. Hisfacewasdescribedasbilaterallyasymmetrical,andvariousothersignsofdegenerationweredescribed. Especiallynotablewerehisthuglikehandsandthefierygleamsinhisblood-shoteyes. 

           Helearned,also,thathespokenightlytotheworkmenintheCityHallPark,andthatamongtheanarchistsandagitatorsthatthereinflamedthemindsofthepeoplehedrewthelargestaudiencesandmadethemostrevolutionaryspeeches. Thecubpaintedahigh-lightpictureofhispoorlittleroom,itsoil-stoveandtheonechair,andofthedeath’s-headtrampwhokepthimcompanyandwholookedasifhehadjustemergedfromtwentyyearsofsolitaryconfinementinsomefortressdungeon. 

           Thecubhadbeenindustrious. HehadscurriedaroundandnosedoutMartin’sfamilyhistory,andprocuredaphotographofHigginbotham’sCashStorewithBernardHigginbothamhimselfstandingoutinfront. 

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