Мартин Иден

Chapter 8

           ShereadBrowningaloudtohim,andwasoftenpuzzledbythestrangeinterpretationshegavetomootedpassages. Itwasbeyondhertorealizethat,outofhisexperienceofmenandwomenandlife,hisinterpretationswerefarmorefrequentlycorrectthanhers. Hisconceptionsseemednaivetoher,thoughshewasoftenfiredbyhisdaringflightsofcomprehension,whoseorbit-pathwassowideamongthestarsthatshecouldnotfollowandcouldonlysitandthrilltotheimpactofunguessedpower. Thensheplayedtohimnolongerathimandprobedhimwithmusicthatsanktodepthsbeyondherplumb-line. Hisnatureopenedtomusicasaflowertothesun,andthetransitionwasquickfromhisworking-classrag-timeandjinglestoherclassicaldisplaypiecesthatsheknewnearlybyheart. YethebetrayedademocraticfondnessforWagner,andthe"Tannhäuser"overture,whenshehadgivenhimtheclewtoit,claimedhimasnothingelsesheplayed. Inanimmediatewayitpersonifiedhislife. AllhispastwastheVenusburgmotif,whileherheidentifiedsomehowwiththePilgrim’sChorusmotif;andfromtheexaltedstatethiselevatedhimto,hesweptonwardandupwardintothatvastshadow-realmofspirit-groping,wheregoodandevilwareternally. 

           Sometimeshequestioned,andinducedinhermindtemporarydoubtsastothecorrectnessofherowndefinitionsandconceptionsofmusic. Buthersinginghedidnotquestion. Itwastoowhollyher,andhesatalwaysamazedatthedivinemelodyofherpuresopranovoice. Andhecouldnothelpbutcontrastitwiththeweakpipingsandshrillquaveringsoffactorygirls,ill-nourishedanduntrained,andwiththeraucousshriekingsfromgin-crackedthroatsofthewomenoftheseaporttowns. Sheenjoyedsingingandplayingtohim. Intruth,itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverhadahumansoultoplaywith,andtheplasticclayofhimwasadelighttomould; forshethoughtshewasmouldingit,andherintentionsweregood. 

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