Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           Whenshewasnotlookingatherselfinamirror,shewasstudyingthebilloffareanddecidingwhatsheliked—lambwithmintjelly—noomelette,nobeef—oh,yes,filetofmignonwithmushrooms.Shefinallycompromisedonthatwithceleryandcauliflower.Andshewouldlikeacocktail.Oh,yes,ClydehadheardHegglundsaythatnomealwasworthanythingwithoutafewdrinks,sonowhehadmildlysuggestedacocktail.Andhavingsecuredthatandasecond,sheseemedwarmerandgayerandmoregossipythanever.

           Butallthewhile,asClydenoticed,herattitudeinsofarashewasconcernedwasratherdistant—impersonal.Ifforsomuchasamoment,heventuredtoveertheconversationeversoslightlytothemselves,hisdeeppersonalinterestinher,whethershewasreallyverydeeplyconcernedaboutanyotheryouth,shethrewhimoffbyannouncingthatshelikedalltheboys,really.Theywereallsolovely—sonicetoher.Theyhadtobe.Whentheyweren’t,shedidn’thaveanythingmoretodowiththem.She"tiedacantothem,"assheonceexpressedit.Herquickeyesclickedandshetossedherheaddefiantly.

           AndClydewascaptivatedbyallthis.Hergestures,herposes,mouesandattitudesweresensuousandsuggestive.Sheseemedtoliketotease,promise,layherselfopentocertainchargesandconclusionsandthentowithholdandpretendthattherewasnothingtoallofthis—thatshewasveryunconsciousofanythingsavethemostreservedthoughtsinregardtoherself.

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