Американская трагедия

Chapter 11

           

           Thepeculiarsweetnessofhermouth,ashesawit,aswellasthewayshecrinkleditwhenshesmiled,causedClydetobequitebesidehimselfwithadmirationandpleasure.Shelookedquitedelightfulwonderfultohim.Indeedhereffectonhimmadehimswallowquicklyandhalfchokeonthecoffeehehadjusttaken.Helaughedandfeltirrepressiblygay.

           Atthatmomentsheturnedonhimandsaid:"See,whatI’vedonetohimnow."

           "Oh,thatain’tallyou’vedonetome,"exclaimedClyde,suddenlybeingseizedwithaninspirationandaflowofthoughtandcourage.Ofasudden,becauseofhereffectonhim,hefeltboldandcourageous,albeitalittlefoolishandadded,"Say,I’mgettin’kindawoozywithalltheprettyfacesIseearoundhere."

           "Oh,gee,youdon’twanttogiveyourselfawaythatquickaroundhere,Clyde,"cautionedRatterer,genially."Thesehigh-binders’llbeafteryoutomakeyoutake’emwherevertheywanttogo.Youbetternotbeginthatway."And,sureenough,LouiseRatterer,nottobeabashedbywhatherbrotherhadjustsaid,observed:"Youdance,don’tyou,Mr.Griffiths?"

           "No,Idon’t,"repliedClyde,suddenlybroughtbacktorealitybythisinquiryandregrettingmostviolentlythehandicapthiswaslikelytoproveinthisgroup."ButyoubetIwishIdidnow,"headdedgallantlyandalmostappealingly,lookingfirstatHortenseandthenatGretaMillerandLouise.

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