Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           Wehadtogoindebtsodeepandittooksolongtoworkitoutbutfinallywedidandnowthingsarenotasbadastheywere,quite.

           Asyousee,wearenowinDenver.Wehaveamissionofourownherenowwithhousingquartersforallofus.BesideswehaveafewroomstorentwhichEsta,andyouknowsheisnowMrs.Nixon,ofcourse,takescareof.Shehasafinelittleboywhoremindsyourfatherandmeofyousomuchwhenyouwereababy.Hedoeslittlethingsthatareyoualloveragainsomanytimesthatwealmostfeelthatyouarewithusagainasyouwere.Itiscomforting,too,sometimes.

           FrankandJuliehavegrownsoandarequiteahelptome.Frankhasapaperrouteandearnsalittlemoneywhichhelps.Estawantstokeeptheminschooljustaslongaswecan.

           Yourfatherisnotverywell,butofcourse,heisgettingolder,andhedoesthebesthecan.

           Iamawfulglad,Clyde,thatyouaretryingsohardtobetteryourselfineverywayandlastnightyourfatherwassayingagainthatyouruncle,SamuelGriffiths,ofLycurgus,issorichandsuccessfulandIthoughtthatmaybeifyouwrotehimandaskedhimtogiveyousomethingtheresothatyoucouldlearnthebusiness,perhapshewould.Idon’tseewhyhewouldn’t.Afterallyouarehisnephew.YouknowhehasagreatcollarbusinessthereinLycurgusandheisveryrich,sotheysay.

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