Мартин Иден

Chapter 44

           Itellyouyourpartyisrottenandfilledwithgrafters,andinsteadofflyingintoarageyouhumandhawandadmitthereisagreatdealinwhatIsay. Andwhy? BecauseI’mfamous; becauseI’vealotofmoney. NotbecauseI’mMartinEden,aprettygoodfellowandnotparticularlyafool. Icouldtellyouthemoonismadeofgreencheeseandyouwouldsubscribetothenotion,atleastyouwouldnotrepudiateit,becauseI’vegotdollars,mountainsofthem. Anditwasalldonelongago; itwasworkperformed,Itellyou,whenyouspatuponmeasthedirtunderyourfeet." 

           ButMartindidnotshoutout. Thethoughtgnawedinhisbrain,anunceasingtorment,whilehesmiledandsucceededinbeingtolerant. Ashegrewsilent,BernardHigginbothamgotthereinsanddidthetalking. Hewasasuccesshimself,andproudofit. Hewasself-made. Noonehadhelpedhim. Heowednoman. Hewasfulfillinghisdutyasacitizenandbringingupalargefamily. AndtherewasHigginbotham’sCashStore,thatmonumentofhisownindustryandability. HelovedHigginbotham’sCashStoreassomemenlovedtheirwives. HeopeneduphishearttoMartin,showedwithwhatkeennessandwithwhatenormousplanninghehadmadethestore. Andhehadplansforit,ambitiousplans. Theneighborhoodwasgrowingupfast. Thestorewasreallytoosmall. Ifhehadmoreroom,hewouldbeabletoputinascoreoflabor-savingandmoney-savingimprovements. Andhewoulddoityet. 

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