Мартін Іден

Chapter 29

           "Butyoufrequentsocialistmeetings,"Mr.Morsechallenged. 

           "Certainly,justasspiesfrequenthostilecamps. Howelseareyoutolearnabouttheenemy? Besides,Ienjoymyselfattheirmeetings. Theyaregoodfighters,and,rightorwrong,theyhavereadthebooks. Anyoneofthemknowsfarmoreaboutsociologyandalltheotherologiesthantheaveragecaptainofindustry. Yes,Ihavebeentohalfadozenoftheirmeetings,butthatdoesn’tmakemeasocialistanymorethanhearingCharleyHapgoodoratemademeaRepublican." 

           "Ican’thelpit,"Mr.Morsesaidfeebly,"butIstillbelieveyouinclinethatway." 

           Blessme,Martinthoughttohimself,hedoesn’tknowwhatIwastalkingabout. Hehasn’tunderstoodawordofit. Whatdidhedowithhiseducation,anyway? 

           Thus,inhisdevelopment,Martinfoundhimselffacetofacewitheconomicmorality,orthemoralityofclass;andsoonitbecametohimagrislymonster. Personally,hewasanintellectualmoralist,andmoreoffendingtohimthanplatitudinouspompositywasthemoralityofthoseabouthim,whichwasacurioushotchpotchoftheeconomic,themetaphysical,thesentimental,andtheimitative. 

           Asampleofthiscuriousmessymixtureheencounterednearerhome. HissisterMarianhadbeenkeepingcompanywithanindustriousyoungmechanic,ofGermanextraction,who,afterthoroughlylearningthetrade,hadsetupforhimselfinabicycle-repairshop. 

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