Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           Ifhedidn’t—"Hethrewuponehandasmuchastosay,"Ifhedoesn’t,wewillhavetotosshimaside,ofcourse."

           "Well,Ithinkthat’sverykindofyou,father,"observedMrs.Griffiths,pleasantlyanddiplomatically."Ihopeheprovessatisfactory."

           "Andthere’sanotherthing,"addedGriffithswiselyandsententiously."Idon’texpectthisyoungman,solongasheisinmyemployandjustbecausehe’sanephewofmine,tobetreateddifferentlytoanyotheremployeeinthefactory.He’scomingheretoworknotplay.Andwhileheishere,trying,Idon’texpectanyofyoutopayhimanysocialattentionnottheslightest.He’snotthesortofboyanyhow,thatwouldwanttoputhimselfonusatleasthedidn’timpressmethatway,andhewouldn’tbecomingdownherewithanynotionthathewastobeplacedonanequalfootingwithanyofus.Thatwouldbesilly.Lateron,ifheprovesthatheisreallyworthwhile,abletotakecareofhimself,knowshisplaceandkeepsit,andanyofyouwantedtoshowhimanylittleattention,well,thenitwillbetimeenoughtosee,butnotbeforethen."

           Bythen,themaid,Amanda,assistanttoMrs.Truesdale,wastakingawaythedinnerplatesandpreparingtoservethedessert.ButasMr

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