Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           Carfare,meals,ahotelbill,maybeanautomobilerideortwo.AndafterthathewouldbeinclosecontactwiththisRitawhomhescarcelyknew.AndmightshenottakeitonherselftobecomeintimatehereinLycurgus,maybeexpecthimtocallonherregularlyandgoplacesandthenwell,geesupposingtheGriffithshiscousinGilbert,heardoforsawthis.Hadn’tZellasaidthatshesawhimoftenonthestreethereandthereinLycurgus?Andwouldn’ttheybelikelytoencounterhimsomewheresometimewhentheywerealltogether?Andwouldn’tthatfixhimasbeingintimatewithjustanotherstoreclerklikeDillardwhodidn’tamounttosomuchafterall?Itmightevenmeantheendofhiscareerhere!Whocouldtellwhatitmightleadto?

           Hecoughedandmadevariousexcuses.Justnowhehadalotofworktodo.Besidesaventurelikethathewouldhavetoseefirst.Hisrelatives,youknow.BesidesnextSundayandtheSundayafter,someextraworkinconnectionwiththefactorywasgoingtoholdhiminLycurgus.Afterthattimehewouldsee.Actually,inhiswaveringwayandvariousdisturbingthoughtsastoRita’scharmreturningtohimatmoments,hewaswonderingifitwasnotdesirablehisotherdecisiontothecontrarynotwithstanding,toskimphimselfasmuchaspossibleovertwoorthreeweeksandsogoanyhow.Hehadbeensavingsomethingtowardanewdresssuitandcollapsiblesilkhat.

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