Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           Andaccordingly,Clydewassentfor,andbeingcarefullycoachedbeforehandbyRattererastohowtoapproachhisnewsuperior,andwhattosay,hewasgiventheplace.

           Andhere,verydifferentfromtheGreatNorthernandsuperiorfromasocialandmaterialpointofview,asClydesawit,toeventheGreen–Davidson,hewasableoncemoretoviewatcloserangeatypeoflifethatmostaffected,unfortunately,hisbumpofpositionanddistinction.Fortothisclubfromdaytodaycameorwentsuchacompanyofseeminglymentallyandsociallyworldlyelectashehadneverseenanywherebefore,theself-integratedandself-centeredfromnotonlyallofthestatesofhisnativelandbutfromallcountriesandcontinents.Americanpoliticiansfromthenorth,south,east,west—theprincipalpoliticiansandbosses,orallegedstatesmenoftheirparticularregions—surgeons,scientists,arrivedphysicians,generals,literaryandsocialfigures,notonlyfromAmericabutfromtheworldover.

           Herealso,afactwhichimpressedandevenstartledhissenseofcuriosityandawe,even—therewasnofaintesttraceofthatsexelementwhichhadcharacterizedmostofthephasesoflifetobeseenintheGreen–Davidson,andmorerecentlytheGreatNorthern.Infact,insofarashecouldremember,hadseemedtorunthroughandmotivatenearly,ifnotquiteallofthephasesoflifethathehadthusfarcontacted.Butherewasnosex—notraceofit.Nowomenwereadmittedtothisclub.

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