Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           He’sayoungmanwhohastomakehisownwayintheworldandmyhusbandhasbeenkindenoughtogivehimanopportunity."

           Clydeflushed,sinceobviouslythiswasanoticetohimthathissocialpositionherewasdecidedlybelowthatoftheGriffithsorthesegirls.Atthesametime,ashealsonoticed,thelookofBertineCranston,whowasonlyinterestedinyouthsofmeansandposition,changedfromoneofcuriositytomarkedindifference.Ontheotherhand,SondraFinchley,bynomeanssopracticalasherfriend,thoughofasuperiorstationinherset,sinceshewassoveryattractiveandherparentspossessedofevenmoremeansre-surveyedClydewithonethoughtwrittenratherplainlyonherface,thatitwastoobad.Hereallywassoattractive.

           AtthesametimeSamuelGriffiths,havingapeculiarfondnessforSondra,ifnotBertine,whomMrs.Griffithsalsodislikedasbeingtootrickyandsly,wascallingtoher:"Here,Sondra,tieupyourdogtooneofthedining-roomchairsandcomeandsitbyme.Throwyourcoatoverthatchair.Here’sroomforyou."Hemotionedtohertocome.

           "ButIcan’t,UncleSamuel!"calledSondra,familiarlyandshowilyandyetsomehowsweetly,seekingtoingratiateherselfbythisaffectedrelationship."We’relatenow.BesidesBissellwon’tbehave.BertineandIarejustonourwayhome,truly."

           "Oh,yes,Papa,"putinBella,quickly,"Bertine’shorserananailinhisfootyesterdayandisgoinglameto-day.

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