Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           Rubenstein,afterdecidingthatevenahundreddollarswastoomuchforherpurse,unlessitcouldbesupplementedbysomeman’s."It’sreallyatwo-hundred-dollarcoat.I’mtellingyouthatstraight.Ourregularpriceisonehundredandfifty.Butifyoucouldbringmeahundredandtwenty-fivedollars,sinceyouwantitsomuch,well,I’llletyouhaveitforthat.Andthat’slikefindingit.Astunning-lookinggirllikeyououghtn’ttohavenotroubleinfindingadozenfellowswhowouldbegladtobuythatcoatandgiveittoyou.IknowIwould,ifIthoughtyouwouldbenicetome."

           Hebeamedingratiatinglyupather,andHortense,sensingthenatureoftheovertureandresentingitfromhimdrewbackslightly.Atthesametimeshewasnotwhollydispleasedbythecomplimentinvolved.Butshewasnotcoarseenough,asyet,tofeelthatjustanyoneshouldbeallowedtogiveheranything.Indeednot.Itmustbesomeonesheliked,oratleastsomeonethatwasenslavedbyher.

           Andyet,evenasMr.Rubensteinspoke,andforsometimeafterwards,hermindbeganrunninguponpossibleindividualsfavoriteswho,bythenecromancyofhercharmforthem,mightbeinducedtoprocurethiscoatforher.CharlieWilkensforinstanceheoftheOrphiacigarstorewhowasmostcertainlydevotedtoherafterhisfashion,butafashion,however,whichdidnotsuggestthathemightdomuchforherwithoutgettingagooddealinreturn.

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