Мартін Іден

Chapter 29

           Vainlyheasked:Wherearethegreatsouls,thegreatmenandwomen? Hefoundthemnotamongthecareless,gross,andstupidintelligencesthatansweredthecallofvisiontohisnarrowroom. HefeltaloathingforthemsuchasCircemusthavefeltforherswine. Whenhehaddismissedthelastoneandthoughthimselfalone,alate-comerentered,unexpectedandunsummoned. Martinwatchedhimandsawthestiff-rim,thesquare-cut,double-breastedcoatandtheswaggeringshoulders,oftheyouthfulhoodlumwhohadoncebeenhe. 

           "Youwerelikealltherest,youngfellow,"Martinsneered. "Yourmoralityandyourknowledgewerejustthesameastheirs. Youdidnotthinkandactforyourself. Youropinions,likeyourclothes,werereadymade;youractswereshapedbypopularapproval. Youwerecockofyourgangbecauseothersacclaimedyoutherealthing. Youfoughtandruledthegang,notbecauseyoulikedto,youknowyoureallydespisedit,butbecausetheotherfellowspattedyouontheshoulder. YoulickedCheese-Facebecauseyouwouldn’tgivein,andyouwouldn’tgiveinpartlybecauseyouwereanabysmalbruteandfortherestbecauseyoubelievedwhateveryoneaboutyoubelieved,thatthemeasureofmanhoodwasthecarnivorousferocitydisplayedininjuringandmarringfellow-creatures’anatomies. Why,youwhelp,youevenwonotherfellows’girlsawayfromthem,notbecauseyouwantedthegirls,butbecauseinthemarrowofthoseaboutyou,thosewhosetyourmoralpace,wastheinstinctofthewildstallionandthebull-seal. Well,theyearshavepassed,andwhatdoyouthinkaboutitnow?" 

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