Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           Indeed,forthemostpartthesedays,andinspiteofthepeculiarclimaxwhichhadeventuatedinconnectionwithEsta,helivedinakeen,sweetandsensualdreaminregardtoher.Ifonlyshewouldreallycometocareforhim.Atnight,inhisbedathome,hewouldlieandthinkofherherfacetheexpressionsofhermouthandeyes,thelinesofherfigure,themotionsofherbodyinwalkingordancingandshewouldflickerbeforehimasuponascreen.Inhisdreams,hefoundherdeliciouslynearhim,pressingagainsthimherdelightfulbodyallhisandtheninthemomentofcrisis,whenseeminglyshewasabouttoyieldherselftohimcompletely,hewouldawaketofindhervanishedanillusiononly.

           Yettherewereseveralthingsinconnectionwithherwhichseemedtobodesuccessforhim.Inthefirstplace,likehimself,shewaspartofapoorfamilythedaughterofamachinistandhiswife,whouptothisverytimehadachievedlittlemorethanabareliving.Fromherchildhoodshehadhadnothing,onlysuchgew-gawsandfripperiesasshecouldsecureforherselfbyherwits.Andsolowhadbeenhersocialstateuntilveryrecentlythatshehadnotbeenabletocomeincontactwithanythingbetterthanbutcherandbakerboystherathercommonplaceurchinsandsmalljobaspirantsofhervicinity.Yetevenhereshehadearlyrealizedthatshecouldandshouldcapitalizeherlooksandcharmandhad.Notafewofthesehadevengonesofarastostealinordertogetmoneytoentertainher.

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