Луна и грош

Chapter XII

           "

           "I’vegottopaint,"herepeated.

           "Supposingyou’reneveranythingmorethanthird-rate,doyouthinkitwillhavebeenworthwhiletogiveupeverything?Afterall,inanyotherwalkinlifeitdoesn’tmatterifyou’renotverygood;youcangetalongquitecomfortablyifyou’rejustadequate;butit’sdifferentwithanartist."

           "Youblastedfool,"hesaid.

           "Idon’tseewhy,unlessit’sfollytosaytheobvious."

           "ItellyouI’vegottopaint.Ican’thelpmyself.Whenamanfallsintothewateritdoesn’tmatterhowheswims,wellorbadly:he’sgottogetoutorelsehe’lldrown."

           Therewasrealpassioninhisvoice,andinspiteofmyselfIwasimpressed.Iseemedtofeelinhimsomevehementpowerthatwasstrugglingwithinhim;itgavemethesensationofsomethingverystrong,overmastering,thatheldhim,asitwere,againsthiswill.Icouldnotunderstand.Heseemedreallytobepossessedofadevil,andIfeltthatitmightsuddenlyturnandrendhim.Yethelookedordinaryenough.Myeyes,restingonhimcuriously,causedhimnoembarrassment.Iwonderedwhatastrangerwouldhavetakenhimtobe,sittingthereinhisoldNorfolkjacketandhisunbrushedbowler;histrouserswerebaggy,hishandswerenotclean;andhisface,withtheredstubbleoftheunshavedchin,thelittleeyes,andthelarge,aggressivenose,wasuncouthandcoarse.Hismouthwaslarge,hislipswereheavyandsensual.No;Icouldnothaveplacedhim.

           "Youwon’tgobacktoyourwife?"Isaidatlast.

           "Never."

           "She’swillingtoforgeteverythingthat’shappenedandstartafresh

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