Мартін Іден

Chapter 13

           YouwantedtowriteabouttheworldandtheschemeofexistencewhentheworldwasaChinesepuzzletoyouandallthatyoucouldhavewrittenwouldhavebeenaboutwhatyoudidnotknowoftheschemeofexistence. Butcheerup,Martin,myboy. You’llwriteyet. Youknowalittle,averylittle,andyou’reontherightroadnowtoknowmore. Someday,ifyou’relucky,youmaycomeprettyclosetoknowingallthatmaybeknown. Thenyouwillwrite." 

           HebroughthisgreatdiscoverytoRuth,sharingwithherallhisjoyandwonderinit. Butshedidnotseemtobesoenthusiasticoverit. Shetacitlyaccepteditand,inaway,seemedawareofitfromherownstudies. Itdidnotstirherdeeply,asitdidhim,andhewouldhavebeensurprisedhadhenotreasoneditoutthatitwasnotnewandfreshtoherasitwastohim. ArthurandNorman,hefound,believedinevolutionandhadreadSpencer,thoughitdidnotseemtohavemadeanyvitalimpressionuponthem,whiletheyoungfellowwiththeglassesandthemopofhair,WillOlney,sneereddisagreeablyatSpencerandrepeatedtheepigram,"ThereisnogodbuttheUnknowable,andHerbertSpencerishisprophet." 

           ButMartinforgavehimthesneer,forhehadbeguntodiscoverthatOlneywasnotinlovewithRuth. Later,hewasdumfoundedtolearnfromvariouslittlehappeningsnotonlythatOlneydidnotcareforRuth,butthathehadapositivedislikeforher. Martincouldnotunderstandthis. 

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