Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           HedidnotknowBella,ofcourse,untilsheproceededmostfamiliarlytoaddressherfamily.ButtheothersonewasSondraFinchley,sofrequentlyreferredtobyBellaandhermotherassmartandvainandsweetagirlasClydehadeverlaidhiseyesuponsodifferenttoanyhehadeverknownandsosuperior.Shewasdressedinaclose-fittingtailoredsuitwhichfollowedherformexactlyandwhichwasenhancedbyasmalldarkleatherhat,pulledfetchinglylowoverhereyes.Aleatherbeltofthesamecolorencircledherneck.ByaleatherleashsheledaFrenchbullandoveronearmcarriedamoststrikingcoatofblackandgraychecksnottoopronouncedandyethavingtheeffectofaman’smodishovercoat.ToClyde’seyesshewasthemostadorablefemininethinghehadseeninallhisdays.Indeedhereffectonhimwaselectricthrillingarousinginhimacuriouslystingingsenseofwhatitwastowantandnottohavetowishtowinandyettofeel,almostagonizinglythathewasdestinednoteventowinaglancefromher.Ittorturedandflusteredhim.Atonemomenthehadakeendesiretoclosehiseyesandshutheroutatanothertolookonlyatherconstantlysotrulywashecaptivated.

           Yet,whethershesawhimornot,shegavenosignatfirst,exclaimingtoherdog:"Now,Bissell,ifyou’renotgoingtobehave,I’mgoingtotakeyououtandtieyououtthere.Oh,Idon’tbelieveIcanstayamomentifhewon’tbehavebetterthanthis."Hehadseenafamilycatandwastuggingtogetnearher.

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