Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           

           DillardbuzzedonaboutthefactthatwhileZellaShuman’sfamilywasn’trich—theyownedthehousetheylivedin—stillshewentwithalotofnicegirlshere,too.SodidRitaDickerman.Zella’sfatherownedalittlecottageuponEckertLake,nearFonda.Whennextsummercame—andwithittheholidaysandpleasantweek-ends,heandClyde,supposingthatClydelikedRita,mightgouptheresometimeforavisit,forRitaandZellawereinseparablealmost.Andtheywerepretty,too."Zella’sdarkandRita’slight,"headdedenthusiastically.

           Clydewasinterestedbythefactthatthegirlswereprettyandthatoutofaclearskyandinthefaceofhispresentloneliness,hewasbeingmadesomuchofbythisDillard.But,wasitwiseforhimtobecomeverymuchinvolvedwithhim?Thatwasthequestion—for,afterall,hereallyknewnothingofhim.AndhegatheredfromDillard’smanner,hisflightyenthusiasmfortheoccasion,thathewasfarmoreinterestedinthegirlsasgirls—acertainfreedomorconcealedloosenessthatcharacterizedthem—thanhewasinthesocialphaseoftheworldwhichtheyrepresented.Andwasn’tthatwhatbroughtabouthisdownfallinKansasCity?HereinLycurgus,ofallplaces,hewasleastlikelytoforgetit—aspiringtosomethingbetterashenowdid.

           None-the-less,ateight-thirtyonthefollowingWednesdayevening—theywereoff,Clydefullofeageranticipation.

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