Мартін Іден

Chapter 10

           Hehadoftenwonderedwhatitwas. Andthatwasallhewas,adogasleepinthesun. Hesawnobleandbeautifulvisions,buthecouldonlywhineandbarkatRuth. Buthewouldceasesleepinginthesun. Hewouldstandup,withopeneyes,andhewouldstruggleandtoilandlearnuntil,witheyesunblindedandtongueuntied,hecouldsharewithherhisvisionedwealth. Othermenhaddiscoveredthetrickofexpression,ofmakingwordsobedientservitors,andofmakingcombinationsofwordsmeanmorethanthesumoftheirseparatemeanings. Hewasstirredprofoundlybythepassingglimpseatthesecret,andhewasagaincaughtupinthevisionofsunlitspacesandstarryvoidsuntilitcametohimthatitwasveryquiet,andhesawRuthregardinghimwithanamusedexpressionandasmileinhereyes. 

           "Ihavehadagreatvisioning,"hesaid,andatthesoundofhiswordsinhisownearshisheartgavealeap. Wherehadthosewordscomefrom? Theyhadadequatelyexpressedthepausehisvisionhadputintheconversation. Itwasamiracle. Neverhadhesoloftilyframedaloftythought. Butneverhadheattemptedtoframeloftythoughtsinwords. Thatwasit. Thatexplainedit. Hehadnevertried. ButSwinburnehad,andTennyson,andKipling,andalltheotherpoets. Hismindflashedontohis"Pearl-diving." Hehadneverdaredthebigthings,thespiritofthebeautythatwasafireinhim. Thatarticlewouldbeadifferentthingwhenhewasdonewithit. Hewasappalledbythevastnessofthebeautythatrightfullybelongedinit,andagainhismindflashedanddared,andhedemandedofhimselfwhyhecouldnotchantthatbeautyinnobleverseasthegreatpoetsdid. AndtherewasallthemysteriousdelightandspiritualwonderofhisloveforRuth. Whycouldhenotchantthat,too,asthepoetsdid? Theyhadsungoflove. Sowouldhe. ByGod! 

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