Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           

           "IwanttoseeMr.GilbertGriffiths,"Clydebeganalittlenervously.

           "Whatabout?"

           "Well,yousee,I’mhiscousin.ClydeGriffithsismyname.Ihavealetterherefrommyuncle,Mr.SamuelGriffiths.He’llseeme,Ithink."

           Ashelaidtheletterbeforeher,henoticedthatherquitesevereanddecidedlyindifferentexpressionchangedandbecamenotsomuchfriendlyasawed.Forobviouslyshewasverymuchimpressednotonlybytheinformationbuthislooks,andbegantoexaminehimslylyandcuriously.

           "I’llseeifhe’sin,"sherepliedmuchmorecivilly,andpluggingatthesametimeaswitchwhichledtoMr.GilbertGriffiths’privateoffice.WordcomingbacktoherapparentlythatMr.GilbertGriffithswasbusyatthemomentandcouldnotbedisturbed,shecalledback:"It’sMr.Gilbert’scousin,Mr.ClydeGriffiths.HehasaletterfromMr.SamuelGriffiths."ThenshesaidtoClyde:"Won’tyousitdown?I’msureMr.GilbertGriffithswillseeyouinamoment.He’sbusyjustnow."

           AndClyde,notingtheunusualdeferencepaidhimaformofdeferencethatneverinhislifebeforehadbeenofferedhimwasstrangelymovedbyit.Tothinkthatheshouldbeafullcousintothiswealthyandinfluentialfamily!Thisenormousfactory!Solongandwideandhighashehadseensixstories.

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