Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

           HortensewasonlyinterestedbythefactthatSparserhadobviouslymanifestedhisinterestinher;thathehadtopaysomeattentiontoLauraSipewhetherhewantedtoornot.AndwhenshesawhimpullhertohimandaskedhergrandlyifshehaddonemuchautomobilingaboutKansasCity,shemerelysmiledtoherself.

           ButRatterer,notingthemove,nudgedLucilleNickolas,andsheinturnnudgedHigby,inordertoattracthisattentiontotheaffectionaldevelopmentahead.

           "Gettingcomfortableupfrontthere,Willard?"calledRatterer,genially,inordertomakefriendswithhim.

           "I’llsayIam,"repliedSparser,gaylyandwithoutturning."Howaboutyou,girlie?"

           "Oh,I’mallright,"LauraSipereplied.

           ButClydewasthinkingthatofallthegirlspresentnonewasreallysoprettyasHortensenotnearly.Shehadcomegarbedinaredandblackdresswithaverydarkredpokebonnettomatch.Andonherleftcheek,justbelowhersmallrougedmouth,shehadpastedaminutesquareofblackcourtplasterinimitationofsomepicturebeautyshehadseen.Infact,beforetheoutingbegan,shehadbeendeterminedtooutshinealltheotherspresent,anddistinctlyshewasnowfeelingthatshewassucceeding.AndClyde,forhimself,wasagreeingwithher.

           "You’rethecutestthinghere,"whisperedClyde,huggingherfondly.

           "Gee,butyoucanpouronthemolasses,kid,whenyouwantto,"shecalledoutloud,andtheotherslaughed.

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