Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           Andsoarethegirls.They’renoslouches.Thenwecanedgeoutafterwards,aboutten,see,andgoaroundtoeitherZellaorRita’splace.Ritahasmoregoodrecordsoveratherplace,butZellahasthenicestplacetodance.Bytheway,youdidn’tchancetobringalongyourdresssuitwithyou,didyou?"heinquired.ForhavingalreadyinspectedClyde’sroom,whichwasabovehisownonthethirdfloor,inClyde’sabsenceandhavingdiscoveredthathehadonlyadresssuitcaseandnotrunk,andapparentlynodresssuitanywhere,hehaddecidedthatinspiteofClyde’sfatherconductingahotelandClydehavingworkedintheUnionLeagueClubinChicago,hemustbeveryindifferenttosocialequipment.Or,ifnot,mustbeendeavoringtomakehisownwayonsomecharacter-buildingplanwithouthelpfromanyone.Thiswasnottohisliking,exactly.Amanshouldneverneglectthesesocialessentials.Nevertheless,ClydewasaGriffithsandthatwasenoughtocausehimtooverlooknearlyanything,forthepresentanyhow.

           "No,Ididn’t,"repliedClyde,whowasnotexactlysureastothevalueofthisadventureevenyetinspiteofhisownloneliness"butIintendtogetone."Hehadalreadythoughtsincecominghereofhislackinthisrespect,andwasthinkingoftakingatleastthirty-fiveofhismorerecentlyhard-earnedsavingsandindulginginasuitofthiskind.

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