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Chapter 45

           ThenewspaperscalculatedMartin’sroyalties. Insomewaythemagnificentofferscertainmagazineshadmadehimleakedout,andOaklandministerscalleduponhiminafriendlyway,whileprofessionalbegginglettersbegantoclutterhismail. Butworsethanallthiswerethewomen. Hisphotographswerepublishedbroadcast,andspecialwritersexploitedhisstrong,bronzedface,hisscars,hisheavyshoulders,hisclear,quieteyes,andtheslighthollowsinhischeekslikeanascetic’s. Atthislastherememberedhiswildyouthandsmiled. Often,amongthewomenhemet,hewouldseenowone,nowanother,lookingathim,appraisinghim,selectinghim. Helaughedtohimself. HerememberedBrissenden’swarningandlaughedagain. Thewomenwouldneverdestroyhim,thatmuchwascertain. Hehadgonepastthatstage. 

           Once,walkingwithLizzietowardnightschool,shecaughtaglancedirectedtowardhimbyawell-gowned,handsomewomanofthebourgeoisie. Theglancewasatrifletoolong,ashadetooconsiderative. Lizzieknewitforwhatitwas,andherbodytensedangrily. Martinnoticed,noticedthecauseofit,toldherhowusedhewasbecomingtoitandthathedidnotcareanyway. 

           "Yououghttocare,"sheansweredwithblazingeyes. "You’resick. That’swhat’sthematter." 

           "Neverhealthierinmylife. IweighfivepoundsmorethanIeverdid." 

           "Itain’tyourbody. It’syourhead. Something’swrongwithyourthink-machine. EvenIcanseethat,an’Iain’tnobody." 

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