Мартин Иден

Chapter 9

           HehadbeenonawhalingvoyageintheArctic,onceavoyagethatwastohavebeenforthreeyearsandwhichhadterminatedinshipwreckattheendofsixmonths. Whilehisimaginationwasfanciful,evenfantasticattimes,hehadabasicloveofrealitythatcompelledhimtowriteaboutthethingsheknew. Heknewwhaling,andoutoftherealmaterialsofhisknowledgeheproceededtomanufacturethefictitiousadventuresofthetwoboysheintendedtouseasjointheroes. Itwaseasywork,hedecidedonSaturdayevening. HehadcompletedonthatdaythefirstinstalmentofthreethousandwordsmuchtotheamusementofJim,andtotheopenderisionofMr.Higginbotham,whosneeredthroughoutmeal-timeatthe"litery"persontheyhaddiscoveredinthefamily. 

           Martincontentedhimselfbypicturinghisbrother-in-law’ssurpriseonSundaymorningwhenheopenedhisExaminerandsawthearticleonthetreasure-hunters. Earlythatmorninghewasouthimselftothefrontdoor,nervouslyracingthroughthemany-sheetednewspaper. Hewentthroughitasecondtime,verycarefully,thenfoldeditupandleftitwherehehadfoundit. Hewasgladhehadnottoldanyoneabouthisarticle. Onsecondthoughtheconcludedthathehadbeenwrongaboutthespeedwithwhichthingsfoundtheirwayintonewspapercolumns. Besides,therehadnotbeenanynewsvalueinhisarticle,andmostlikelytheeditorwouldwritetohimaboutitfirst. 

           Afterbreakfasthewentonwithhisserial. Thewordsflowedfromhispen,thoughhebrokeofffromthewritingfrequentlytolookupdefinitionsinthedictionaryortorefertotherhetoric. Heoftenreadorre-readachapteratatime,duringsuchpauses; andheconsoledhimselfthatwhilehewasnotwritingthegreatthingshefelttobeinhim,hewaslearningcomposition,atanyrate,andtraininghimselftoshapeupandexpresshisthoughts. 

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