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Chapter 44

           Theywerejustasartistic,justasworthwhile,thenasnow. Butyouarenotfeedingmefortheirsake,norforthesakeofanythingelseIhavewritten. You’refeedingmebecauseitisthestyleoffeedingjustnow,becausethewholemobiscrazywiththeideaoffeedingMartinEden. 

           Andoften,atsuchtimes,hewouldabruptlyseeslouchinamongthecompanyayounghoodluminsquare-cutcoatandunderastiff-rimStetsonhat. IthappenedtohimattheGallinaSocietyinOaklandoneafternoon. Asherosefromhischairandsteppedforwardacrosstheplatform,hesawstalkthroughthewidedoorattherearofthegreatroomtheyounghoodlumwiththesquare-cutcoatandstiff-rimhat. Fivehundredfashionablygownedwomenturnedtheirheads,sointentandsteadfastwasMartin’sgaze,toseewhathewasseeing. Buttheysawonlytheemptycentreaisle. Hesawtheyoungtoughlurchingdownthataisleandwonderedifhewouldremovethestiff-rimwhichneveryethadheseenhimwithout. Straightdowntheaislehecame,anduptheplatform. Martincouldhaveweptoverthatyouthfulshadeofhimself,whenhethoughtofallthatlaybeforehim. Acrosstheplatformheswaggered,rightuptoMartin,andintotheforegroundofMartin’sconsciousnessdisappeared. Thefivehundredwomenapplaudedsoftlywithglovedhands,seekingtoencouragethebashfulgreatmanwhowastheirguest. AndMartinshookthevisionfromhisbrain,smiled,andbegantospeak. TheSuperintendentofSchools,goodoldman,stoppedMartinonthestreetandrememberedhim,recallingseancesinhisofficewhenMartinwasexpelledfromschoolforfighting. 

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