Мартін Іден

Chapter 46

           Hefledtohisstateroom,wherehelurkeduntilthesteamerwasclearofthedock. Inthediningsaloon,atluncheon,hefoundhimselfintheplaceofhonor,atthecaptain’sright; andhewasnotlongindiscoveringthathewasthegreatmanonboard. Butnomoreunsatisfactorygreatmaneversailedonaship. Hespenttheafternooninadeck-chair,withclosedeyes,dozingbrokenlymostofthetime,andintheeveningwentearlytobed. 

           Afterthesecondday,recoveredfromseasickness,thefullpassengerlistwasinevidence,andthemorehesawofthepassengersthemorehedislikedthem. Yetheknewthathedidtheminjustice. Theyweregoodandkindlypeople,heforcedhimselftoacknowledge,andinthemomentofacknowledgmenthequalifiedgoodandkindlylikeallthebourgeoisie,withallthepsychologicalcrampandintellectualfutilityoftheirkind,theyboredhimwhentheytalkedwithhim,theirlittlesuperficialmindsweresofilledwithemptiness; whiletheboisteroushighspiritsandtheexcessiveenergyoftheyoungerpeopleshockedhim. Theywereneverquiet,ceaselesslyplayingdeck-quoits,tossingrings,promenading,orrushingtotherailwithloudcriestowatchtheleapingporpoisesandthefirstschoolsofflyingfish. 

           Hesleptmuch. Afterbreakfasthesoughthisdeck-chairwithamagazineheneverfinished. Theprintedpagestiredhim. Hepuzzledthatmenfoundsomuchtowriteabout,and,puzzling,dozedinhischair. Whenthegongawokehimforluncheon,hewasirritatedthathemustawaken. Therewasnosatisfactioninbeingawake. 

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