Мартин Иден

Chapter 40

           Mariacouldstanditnolonger,andhurriedawaytothestove,whereshefilledaquart-bowlwithsoup,puttingintoitthelion’sshareofchoppedmeatandvegetableswhichherladlescrapedfromthebottomofthepot. Martinrousedhimselfandsatupandbegantoeat,betweenspoonfulsreassuringMariathathehadnotbeentalkinginhissleepandthathedidnothaveanyfever. 

           Aftershelefthimhesatdrearily,withdroopingshoulders,ontheedgeofthebed,gazingabouthimwithlack-lustreeyesthatsawnothinguntilthetornwrapperofamagazine,whichhadcomeinthemorning’smailandwhichlayunopened,shotagleamoflightintohisdarkenedbrain. ItisTheParthenon,hethought,theAugustParthenon,anditmustcontain"Ephemera." IfonlyBrissendenwereheretosee! 

           Hewasturningthepagesofthemagazine,whensuddenlyhestopped. "Ephemera"hadbeenfeatured,withgorgeoushead-pieceandBeardsley-likemargindecorations. Ononesideofthehead-piecewasBrissenden’sphotograph,ontheothersidewasthephotographofSirJohnValue,theBritishAmbassador. ApreliminaryeditorialnotequotedSirJohnValueassayingthattherewerenopoetsinAmerica,andthepublicationof"Ephemera"wasTheParthenon’s. "There,takethat,SirJohnValue!" CartwrightBrucewasdescribedasthegreatestcriticinAmerica,andhewasquotedassayingthat"Ephemera"wasthegreatestpoemeverwritteninAmerica. 

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