Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           HedidnotknowBella,ofcourse,untilsheproceededmostfamiliarlytoaddressherfamily.Buttheothers—onewasSondraFinchley,sofrequentlyreferredtobyBellaandhermother—assmartandvainandsweetagirlasClydehadeverlaidhiseyesupon—sodifferenttoanyhehadeverknownandsosuperior.Shewasdressedinaclose-fittingtailoredsuitwhichfollowedherformexactlyandwhichwasenhancedbyasmalldarkleatherhat,pulledfetchinglylowoverhereyes.Aleatherbeltofthesamecolorencircledherneck.ByaleatherleashsheledaFrenchbullandoveronearmcarriedamoststrikingcoatofblackandgraychecks—nottoopronouncedandyethavingtheeffectofaman’smodishovercoat.ToClyde’seyesshewasthemostadorablefemininethinghehadseeninallhisdays.Indeedhereffectonhimwaselectric—thrilling—arousinginhimacuriouslystingingsenseofwhatitwastowantandnottohave—towishtowinandyettofeel,almostagonizinglythathewasdestinednoteventowinaglancefromher.Ittorturedandflusteredhim.Atonemomenthehadakeendesiretoclosehiseyesandshutherout—atanothertolookonlyatherconstantly—sotrulywashecaptivated.

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

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