Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           Unquestionablyitwasaprettycoatvery.But,gee,whatwouldacoatlikethatcost,anyhow?Coulditbethatshewastryingtointeresthiminthemeritsofacoatlikethatinorderthathemightgetitforher?Why,itmustbeatwo-hundred-dollarcoatatleast.Hehadnoideaastothevalueofsuchthings,anyhow.Hecertainlycouldn’taffordacoatlikethat.AndespeciallyatthistimewhenhismotherwastakingagoodportionofhisextracashforEsta.Andyetsomethinginhermannerseemedtobringittohimthatthatwasexactlywhatshewasthinking.Itchilledandalmostnumbedhimatfirst.

           Andyet,ashenowtoldhimselfsadly,ifHortensewantedit,shecouldmostcertainlyfindsomeonewhowouldgetitforherthatyoungTomKeary,forinstance,whomshehadjustbeendescribing.And,worseluck,shewasjustthatkindofagirl.Andifhecouldnotgetitforher,someoneelsecouldandshewoulddespisehimfornotbeingabletodosuchthingsforher.

           Tohisintensedismayanddissatisfactionsheexclaimed:

           "Oh,whatwouldn’tIgiveforacoatlikethat!"Shehadnotintendedatthemomenttoputthemattersobluntly,forshewantedtoconveythethoughtthatwasdeepestinhermindtoClydetactfully.

           AndClyde,inexperiencedashewas,andnotsubtlebyanymeans,wasneverthelessquiteabletogatherthemeaningofthat.Itmeantitmeantforthemomenthewasnotquitewillingtoformulatetohimselfwhatitdidmean.

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