Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           ForAsa,nothavingprovedverypracticalorintelligent,hisfatherhadfirstattemptedtodriveandthenlaterignorehim,andfinallyhadturnedhimoutataboutClyde’sage,andhadafterwardleftthebulkofhisproperty,somethirtythousanddollars,tothesetwoelderbrothers,shareandsharealikewillingAsabutapettythousand.

           ItwasthisthoughtinconnectionwiththisyoungerbrotherthatnowcausedhimtostareatClyderathercuriously.ForClyde,ashecouldsee,wasinnowayliketheyoungerbrotherwhohadbeenharriedfromhisfather’shomesomanyyearsbefore.Ratherhewasmorelikehisownson,Gilbert,whom,ashenowsawheresembled.AlsoinspiteofallofClyde’sfearshewasobviouslyimpressedbythefactthatheshouldhaveanykindofplaceinthisinterestingclub.FortoSamuelGriffiths,whowasmorethanlessconfinedtothelimitedactivitiesandenvironmentofLycurgus,thecharacterandstandingofthisparticularclubwastoberespected.Andthoseyoungmenwhoservedtheguestsofsuchaninstitutionasthis,were,inthemain,possessedofefficientandunobtrusivemanners.ThereforetoseeClydestandingbeforehiminhisneatgrayandblackuniformandwiththeairofonewhosesocialmannersatleastwereexcellent,causedhimtothinkfavorablyofhim.

           "Youdon’ttellme!"heexclaimedinterestedly."Soyou’reAsa’sson.Idodeclare!Well,now,thisisasurprise.

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