Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           

           "Surestthingyouknow,"saidHigby,whobynowhadpersuadedTinaKogeltotakeherhatoffandwasholdingherclose."Theygotaplayer-pianoandaVictrolaoutthere.IfI’d‘a’thought,I’d‘a’broughtmycornet.IcanplayDixieonthat."

           Thecarwasspeedingatbreakneckpaceoverasnowywhiteroadandbetweenwhitefields.Infact,Sparser,consideringhimselfamasterofcarmanipulationaswellastherealownerofitforthemoment,wasattemptingtoseehowfasthecouldgoonsucharoad.

           Darkvignettesofwoodwentbytorightandleft.Fieldsaway,sentinelhillsroseandfelllikewaves.Awide-armedscarecrowflutteringinthewind,itstalldecayedhatawry,stoodnearathandinoneplace.Andfromnearitaflockofcrowsroseandwingeddirecttowardadistantwoodlightlypenciledagainstaforegroundofsnow.

           InthefrontseatsatSparser,guidingthecarbesideLauraSipewiththeairofonetowhomsuchamagnificentcarwasacommonplacething.HewasreallymoreinterestedinHortense,yetfeltitincumbentonhim,forthetimebeing,anyhow,toshowsomeattentiontoLauraSipe.Andnottobeoutdoneingallantrybytheothers,henowputonearmaboutLauraSipewhileheguidedthecarwiththeother,afeatwhichtroubledClyde,whowasstilldubiousaboutthewisdomoftakingthecaratall.Theymightallbewreckedbysuchfastdriving.

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