Martin Eden Ch 27 p262

Paul Stought

Jul 2

whom he talked.	hoom hy taulkd.
But Martin was not concerned with appearances! He had been swift to note the other's trained mind and to appreciate his command of knowledge. Furthermore, Professor Caldwell did not realize Martin's concept of the average English professor. Martin wanted him to talk shop, and, though he seemed averse at first, succeeded in making him do it. For Martin did not see why a man should not talk shop.	But Mortun wuz not kunsurnd with upirunsuz! Hy had bin swift too noet dhy udhur'z traend miend and too upryshyaet hiz kumand uv nolij. Furdhurmaur, Prufesur Kauldwel did not ryuliez Mortin'z konsept uv dhy avurij Ingglish prufesur. Mortun wuntud him too taulk shop, and, dhoe hy symd uvurs at furst, suksydud in maeking him doo it. Faur Mortun did not sy whie u man shwd not taulk shop.
"It's absurd and unfair," he had told Ruth weeks before, "this objection to talking shop. For what reason under the sun do men and women come together if not for the exchange of the best that is in them? And the best that is in them is what they are interested in, the thing by which they make their living, the thing they've specialized on and sat up days and nights over, and even dreamed about. Imagine Mr. Butler living up to social etiquette and enunciating his views on Paul Verlaine or the German drama or the novels of D'Annunzio. We'd be bored to death. I, for one, if I must listen to Mr. Butler, prefer to hear him talk about his law. It's the best that is in him, and life is so short that I want the best of every man and woman I meet."	"It's ubsurd and unfer," hy had toeld Rooth wyks bifaur, "dhis ubjekshun too taulking shop. Faur whot ryzun undur dhu sun doo men and wimun kum tugedhur if not faur dhy ekschaenj uv dhu best dhat iz in dhem? And dhu best dhat iz in dhem iz whot dhae or inturustud in, dhu thing bie which dhae maek dher living, dhu thing dhae'v speshuliezd on and sat up daez and niets oevur, and yvun drymd ubout. Imajun Mr. Butlur living up too soeshul etikut and ynunsyaeting hiz vuez on Paul Vurlaen aur dhu Jurmun dromu aur dhu novulz uv D'Onunsyoe. Wy'd by baurd too deth. Ie, faur wun, if Ie must lisun too Mr. Bulur, prifur too hir him taulk ubout hiz lau. It's dhu best dhat iz in him, and lief iz soe shaurt dhat Ie wunt dhu best uv evry man and wwmun Ie myt."
"But," Ruth had objected, "there are the topics of general interest to all."	"But," Rooth had ubjektud, "Dher or dhu topiks uv jenurul inturust too aul."
"There, you mistake," he had rushed on. "All persons in society, all cliques in society—or, rather, nearly all persons and cliques—ape their betters. Now, who are the best betters? The idlers, the wealthy idlers. They do not know, as a rule, the things known by the persons who are doing something in the world. To listen to conversation about such things would mean to be bored, wherefore the idlers decree that such things are shop and must not be talked about. Likewise they decree the things that are not shop and which may be talked	"Dher, ue mustaek," hy had rushd on. "Aul pursunz in susiuty, aul klyks in susiuty—aur, radhur, nirly aul pursunz and klykz—aep dher beturz, Nou, hoo or dhu best beturz? Dhy iedulurz, dhu welthy iedulurz. Dhae doo not noe, az u rool, dhu thingz noen bie dhu pursunz hoo or doo.ing sumthing in dhu wuruld. Too lisun too konvursaeshun ubout such thingz wwd myn too by baurd, wherfaur dhy iedulurz dikry dhat such thingz or shop and must not by taulkd ubout. Liekwiez dhae dikry dhu thingz dhat or not shop and which mae by taulkd
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