Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           There’sanoldgoldwatchofyourfather’sinmydeskandasolidgoldringandpinofmine.Thosethingsoughttobeworthtwenty-fivedollarsatleast,iftheyweresoldorpawned.Thenthereisthatsetofsolidsilverknivesandforksandthatsilverplatterandpitcherinthere"—Clydeknewthekeepsakeswell—"thatplatteraloneisworthtwenty-fivedollars.Ibelievetheyoughttobringatleasttwentyortwenty-fivetogether.IwasthinkingifIcouldgetyoutogotosomegoodpawnshopwiththemdownnearwhereyouwork,andthenifyouwouldletmehavefivemoreaweekforawhile"(Clyde’scountenancefell)—"IcouldgetafriendofmineMr.Murchwhocomeshere,youknowtoadvancemeenoughtomakeupthehundred,andthenIcouldpayhimbackoutofwhatyoupayme.Ihaveabouttendollarsmyself."

           ShelookedatClydeasmuchastosay:"Now,surely,youwon’tdesertmeinmyhouroftrouble,"andClyderelaxed,inspiteofthefactthathehadbeencountinguponusingquiteallthatheearnedforhimself.Infact,heagreedtotakethetrinketstothepawnshop,andtoadvanceherfivemoreforthetimebeinguntilthedifferencebetweenwhateverthetrinketsbroughtandonehundreddollarswasmadeup.Andyetinspiteofhimself,hecouldnothelpresentingthisextrastrain,forithadonlybeenaveryshorttimethathehadbeenearningsomuch.Andherewashismotherdemandingmoreandmore,ashesawittendollarsaweeknow.

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