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Chapter 20

           Shecalledhimupbytelephonethateveningtothankhim. "Isleptuntildinner,"shesaid. "Youcuredmecompletely,Mr.Eden,andIdon’tknowhowtothankyou." 

           Hewaswarm,andbunglingofspeech,andveryhappy,asherepliedtoher,andtherewasdancinginhismind,throughoutthetelephoneconversation,thememoryofBrowningandofsicklyElizabethBarrett. Whathadbeendonecouldbedoneagain,andhe,MartinEden,coulddoitandwoulddoitforRuthMorse. HewentbacktohisroomandtothevolumeofSpencer’s"Sociology"lyingopenonthebed. Buthecouldnotread. Lovetormentedhimandoverrodehiswill,sothat,despitealldetermination,hefoundhimselfatthelittleink-stainedtable. Thesonnethecomposedthatnightwasthefirstofalove-cycleoffiftysonnetswhichwascompletedwithintwomonths. Hehadthe"Love-sonnetsfromthePortuguese"inmindashewrote,andhewroteunderthebestconditionsforgreatwork,ataclimactericofliving,inthethroesofhisownsweetlove-madness. 

           ThemanyhourshewasnotwithRuthhedevotedtothe"Love-cycle,"toreadingathome,ortothepublicreading-rooms,wherehegotmorecloselyintouchwiththemagazinesofthedayandthenatureoftheirpolicyandcontent. ThehourshespentwithRuthweremaddeningalikeinpromiseandininconclusiveness. ItwasaweekafterhecuredherheadachethatamoonlightsailonLakeMerrittwasproposedbyNormanandsecondedbyArthurandOlney. Martinwastheonlyonecapableofhandlingaboat,andhewaspressedintoservice. Ruthsatnearhiminthestern,whilethethreeyoungfellowsloungedamidships,deepinawordywrangleover"frat"affairs. 

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