Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

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           Hehadnotintendedtosetforthatoncethefactthathebecameinterestedinhisnephewtothisextent,butrathertowaitandthrashitoutatdifferenttimeswithbothhiswifeandson,buttheoccasionhavingseemedtoofferitself,hehadspoken.Andnowthathehad,hefeltrathergladofit,forbecauseClydesomuchresembledGilberthedidwanttodoalittlesomethingforhim.

           ButGilbertbristledandchilled,thewhileBellaandMyra,ifnotMrs.Griffiths,whofavoredheronlysonineverythingeventopreferringhimtobewithoutabloodrelationorotherrivalofanykind,ratherwarmedtotheidea.AcousinwhowasaGriffithsandgood-lookingandaboutGilbert’sageandwho,astheirfatherreported,wasratherpleasantandwell-manneredthatpleasedBellaandMyrawhileMrs.Griffiths,notingGilbert’sfacedarken,wasnotsomoved.Hewouldnotlikehim.Butoutofrespectforherhusband’sauthorityandgeneralabilityinallthings,shenowremainedsilent.Butnotso,Bella.

           "Oh,you’regoingtogivehimaplace,areyou,Dad?"shecommented."That’sinteresting.Ihopehe’sbetter-lookingthantherestofourcousins."

           "Bella,"chidedMrs.Griffiths,whileMyra,recallingagaucheuncleandcousinwhohadcomeonfromVermontseveralyearsbeforetovisitthemafewdays,smiledwisely.AtthesametimeGilbert,deeplyirritated,wasmentallyfightingagainsttheidea.Hecouldnotseeitatall.

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