Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           Thishesitancy,construedbythemanapparentlytoconstituteattention,howevermobile,wasseizeduponbyhimandhebeganaddressingthemasthoughtheywerespecificallyheretohearhim.

           "Letusallsingtwenty-seven,then‘HowSweettheBalmofJesus’Love.’"

           Atthistheyounggirlbegantointerpretthemelodyupontheorgan,emittingathinthoughcorrectstrain,atthesametimejoiningherratherhighsopranowiththatofhermother,togetherwiththeratherdubiousbaritoneofthefather.Theotherchildrenpipedweaklyalong,theboyandgirlhavingtakenhymnbooksfromthesmallpilestackedupontheorgan.Astheysang,thisnondescriptandindifferentstreetaudiencegazed,heldbythepeculiarityofsuchanunimportant-lookingfamilypubliclyraisingitscollectivevoiceagainstthevastskepticismandapathyoflife.Somewereinterestedormovedsympatheticallybytherathertameandinadequatefigureofthegirlattheorgan,othersbytheimpracticalandmateriallyinefficienttextureofthefather,whoseweakblueeyesandratherflabbybutpoorly-clothedfigurebespokemoreoffailurethananythingelse.Ofthegroupthemotheralonestoodoutashavingthatforceanddeterminationwhich,howeverblindorerroneous,makesforself-preservation,ifnotsuccessinlife.She,morethananyoftheothers,stoodupwithanignorant,yetsomehowrespectableairofconviction.

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