Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           AndHigbyandKinsella,interestingandattractiveboysboth,werestillvainofthingshecouldnotbeproudof—Higbyofknowingalittlesomethingaboutautomobiles—hehadanuncleinthebusiness—Kinsellaofgambling,rollingdiceeven.AndasforRattererandShiel,hecouldseeandhadnoticedforsometime,thattheywerecontentwiththebell-hopbusiness—justcontinuinginthatandnothingmore—athingwhichhecouldnotbelieve,evennow,wouldinteresthimforever.

           Atthesametime,beingconfrontedbythisproblemofhowsoontheywouldbewantingtogotoaplaceintowhichhehadneverventuredbefore,andtobedoingthingswhichhehadneverlethimselfthinkhewoulddoinjustthisway,hewasjustalittledisturbed.Hadhenotbetterexcusehimselfaftertheygotoutside,orperhaps,afterstartingalongwiththeminwhatsoeverdirectiontheychosetogo,quietlyslipawayatsomecornerandreturntohisownhome?Forhadhenotalreadyheardthatthemostdreadfulofdiseaseswereoccasionallycontractedinjustsuchplaces—andthatmendiedmiserabledeathslaterbecauseoflowvicesbeguninthisfashion?Hecouldhearhismotherlecturingconcerningallthis—yetwithscarcelyanydirectknowledgeofanykind.Andyet,asanargumentpercontra,herewerealloftheseboysinnowisedisturbedbywhatwasintheirmindsormoodstodo.Onthecontrary,theywereverygayoveritallandamused—nothingmore.

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