Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           Yetwoulditnotbenecessary,asbothBelknapandJephsonarguedfromtimetotime,ifanycaseatallweretobemadeoutforhim,tohavehismotherorfather,oratleastasisterorabrother,comeforwardtosayagoodwordforhim?Otherwise,Clydemightappeartobeapariah,onewhohadbeenfromthefirstadrifterandawasterandwasnowpurposelybeingavoidedbyallwhoknewhim.

           Forthisreason,attheirconferencewithDarrahBrookharttheyhadinquiredafterClyde’sparentsandhadlearnedthatinsofarastheGriffithsofLycurguswereconcerned,therelayadeepobjectiontobringingonanymemberofthiswesternbranchofthefamily.Therewas,asheexplained,agreatsocialgapbetweenthem,whichitwouldnotpleasetheLycurgusGriffithstohaveexploitedhere.Besides,whocouldsaybutthatonceClyde’sparentswerenotifiedordiscoveredbytheyellowpress,theymightnotlendthemselvestoexploitation.BothSamuelandGilbertGriffiths,asBrookhartnowinformedBelknap,hadsuggestedthatitwasbest,ifClydedidnotobject,tokeepinghisimmediaterelativesinthebackground.Infact,onthis,insomemeasureatleast,waslikelytodependtheextentoftheirfinancialaidtoClyde.

           ClydewasinaccordwiththiswishoftheGriffiths,althoughnoonewhotalkedwithhimsufficientlyorheardhimexpresshowsorryhewasonhismother’saccountthatallthishadhappened,coulddoubtthequalityofthebloodandemotionaltiethatheldhimandhismothertogether.

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