Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           

           Atthesametime,inspiteofalltheirdifficulties,hecouldnotnowhelpbutfeeldrawntothem,hismotherinparticular,andtheoldhomelifethathadsurroundedhimasaboy—hisbrotherandsisters,Estaincluded,sinceshe,too,ashenowsawit,hadbeenbroughtnolowerthanhebycircumstancesoverwhichsheprobablyhadnomorecontrol.Andoften,histhoughtsandmoodhadgonebackwithadefiniteanddisconcertingpangbecauseofthewayinwhichhehadtreatedhismotheraswellasthewayinwhichhiscareerinKansasCityhadbeensuddenlyinterrupted—hislossofHortenseBriggs—asevereblow;thetroublesthathadcometohimsince;thetroublethatmusthavecometohismotherandEstabecauseofhim.

           OnreachingSt.Louistwodayslaterafterhisflight,andafterhavingbeenmostpainfullybundledoutintothesnowahundredmilesfromKansasCityinthegrayofawintermorning,andatthesametimerelievedofhiswatchandovercoatbytwobrakemenwhohadfoundhimhidinginthecar,hehadpickedupaKansasCitypaper—TheStar—onlytorealizethathisworstfearinregardtoallthathadoccurredhadcometrue.

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