Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           

           "Oh,that’sallrightaboutwhatyouhavetodo,Mr.Griffiths.I’lljustletyoubringdownwebsonthefloorabovetobeginwithto-morrow.Butifyou’vegotanyoldclothes,you’dbetterput’emon.Asuitlikethatwouldn’tlastlonghere."HeeyedClyde’sveryneat,ifinexpensivesuit,inanoddway.HismannerquitelikethatofMr.Whiggambeforehim,wasamixtureofuncertaintyandaverysmallauthorityhereinClyde’scaseofextremerespectandyetsomeprivatedoubt,whichonlytimemightresolve.ObviouslyitwasnosmallthingtobeaGriffithshere,evenifonewereacousinandpossiblynotaswelcometoone’spowerfulrelativesasonemightbe.

           Atfirstsight,andconsideringwhathisgeneraldreamsinconnectionwiththisindustrywere,Clydewasinclinedtorebel.ForthetypeofyouthandmanhesawherewereinhisestimationandatfirstglanceratherbelowthetypeofindividualshehopedtofindhereindividualsneithersointelligentnoralertasthoseemployedbytheUnionLeagueandtheGreen–Davidsonbyalongdistance.Andstillworsehefeltthemtobemuchmoresubduedandslyandignorantmereclocks,really.Andtheireyes,asheenteredwithMr.Whiggam,whiletheypretendednottobelooking,wereverywellaware,asClydecouldfeel,ofallthatwasgoingon.Indeed,heandMr.Whiggamwerethecenterofalltheirsecretlooks.

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