[Pocket Edition] World Literature Masterpieces Library - Martin Eden (Pocket Edition)

Author: Jack London
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: He took out the key, opened the door, and entered the house. The young man who followed immediately took off his hat and grew restless. The youth was dressed in rough materials and smelled of the sea. Upon entering the spacious hall, he felt as if he had gone to the wrong place and seemed uncomfortable. After taking off his hat, he didn’t know where to put it and was about to stuff it into his coat pocket when another person took it from him gracefully. The restless young man couldn’t help but admire him, thinking, “He really knows how to handle things; he’ll take care of me in everything.” With a sway of his shoulders, he followed the other person. The floor was smooth, but his legs moved erratically as if the ground were like the sea, rising and falling. Each room was large, but he found them too small because his steps were too hurried. He was on edge, fearing his shoulders might be too wide and knock against the doorframe, or that he might knock over small antiques on the low mantelpiece.