Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           Griffithswellunderstood,thoughshewasneverquitewillingtoadmititopenly,wasthatMyrawasnotverygoodlooking.Hernosewastoolong,hereyestooclose-set,herchinnotsufficientlyroundedtogiveheragirlishandpleasingappearance.Forthemostpartsheseemedtoothoughtfulandstudious—asarulenotinterestedintheordinarysociallifeofthatcity.Neitherdidshepossessthatsavoirfaire,letalonethatpeculiarappealformen,thatcharacterizedsomegirlsevenwhentheywerenotpretty.Ashermothersawit,shewasreallytoocriticalandtoointellectual,havingamindthatwasratherabovetheworldinwhichshefoundherself.

           Broughtupamidcomparativeluxury,withouthavingtoworryaboutanyoftheroughdetailsofmakingaliving,shehadbeenconfronted,nevertheless,bythedifficultiesofmakingherownwayinthematterofsocialfavorandlove—twoobjectiveswhich,withoutbeautyorcharm,wereaboutasdifficultastheattainingtoextremewealthbyabeggar.Andthefactthatfortwelveyearsnow—eversinceshehadbeenfourteen—shehadseenthelivesofotheryouthsandmaidensinthissmallworldinwhichshemovedpassinggaylyenough,whileherswasmoreorlessconfinedtoreading,music,thebusinessofkeepingasneatlyandattractivelyarrayedaspossible,andofgoingtovisitfriendsinthehopeofpossiblyencounteringsomewhere,somehow,theonetemperamentwhowouldbeinterestedinher,hadsaddened,ifnotexactlysouredher.

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