Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           Andthelining!Andthosepockets!Oh,dear!"Shefairlyvibratedwiththeintensityofherapprovalanddelight."Oh,isn’tthatjusttoosweetforwords?AndtheverykindofcoatI’vebeenthinkingofsinceIdon’tknowwhen.Oh,youpitysing!"sheexclaimed,affectedly,thinkingallatonceasmuchofherownposebeforethewindowanditseffectonthepasser-byasofthecoatbeforeher."Oh,ifIcouldonlyhave‘oo."

           Sheclappedherhandsadmiringly,whileIsadoreRubenstein,theelderlysonoftheproprietor,whowasstandingsomewhatoutoftherangeofhergazeatthemoment,notedthegestureandherenthusiasmanddecidedforthwiththatthecoatmustbeworthatleasttwenty-fiveorfiftydollarsmoretoher,anyhow,incasesheinquiredforit.Thefirmhadbeenofferingitatonehundred."Oh,ha!"hegrunted.Butbeingofasensualandsomewhatromanticturn,healsospeculatedtohimselfratherdefinitelyastotheprobabletradingvalue,affectionallyspeaking,ofsuchacoat.What,say,wouldthepovertyandvanityofsuchaprettygirlasthiscausehertoyieldforsuchacoat?

           Inthemeantime,however,Hortense,havinggloatedaslongashernoontimehourwouldpermit,hadgoneaway,stilldreamingandsatiatingherflamingvanitybythinkingofhowdevastatingshewouldlookinsuchacoat.Butshehadnotstoppedtoasktheprice.Hence,thenextday,feelingthatshemustlookatitoncemore,shereturned,onlythistimealone,andyetwithnoideaofbeingabletopurchaseitherself.

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