Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           

           DillardbuzzedonaboutthefactthatwhileZellaShuman’sfamilywasn’trichtheyownedthehousetheylivedinstillshewentwithalotofnicegirlshere,too.SodidRitaDickerman.Zella’sfatherownedalittlecottageuponEckertLake,nearFonda.Whennextsummercameandwithittheholidaysandpleasantweek-ends,heandClyde,supposingthatClydelikedRita,mightgouptheresometimeforavisit,forRitaandZellawereinseparablealmost.Andtheywerepretty,too."Zella’sdarkandRita’slight,"headdedenthusiastically.

           Clydewasinterestedbythefactthatthegirlswereprettyandthatoutofaclearskyandinthefaceofhispresentloneliness,hewasbeingmadesomuchofbythisDillard.But,wasitwiseforhimtobecomeverymuchinvolvedwithhim?Thatwasthequestionfor,afterall,hereallyknewnothingofhim.AndhegatheredfromDillard’smanner,hisflightyenthusiasmfortheoccasion,thathewasfarmoreinterestedinthegirlsasgirlsacertainfreedomorconcealedloosenessthatcharacterizedthemthanhewasinthesocialphaseoftheworldwhichtheyrepresented.Andwasn’tthatwhatbroughtabouthisdownfallinKansasCity?HereinLycurgus,ofallplaces,hewasleastlikelytoforgetitaspiringtosomethingbetterashenowdid.

           None-the-less,ateight-thirtyonthefollowingWednesdayeveningtheywereoff,Clydefullofeageranticipation.

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