Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           

           Inconnectionwithhisworkatthefactory,however,andinspiteofthefactthathehadmadesuchdrasticresolutionsinregardtothehelpwhowerebeneathhim,stillitwasnotalwayspossibleforhimtokeephismindonthemeremechanicalroutineoftheworkoroffofthiscompanyofgirlsasgirls,sinceatleastafewofthemwereattractive.ForitwassummerlateJune.Andoverallthefactory,especiallyaroundtwo,threeandfourintheafternoon,whentheendlessrepetitionoftheworkseemedtopallonall,apracticalindifferencenotremotefromlanguorandinsomeinstancessensuality,seemedtocreepovertheplace.Thereweresomanywomenandgirlsofsomanydifferenttypesandmoods.Andheretheyweresoremotefrommenoridlepleasureinanyform,allalonewithjusthim,really.Againtheairwithintheplacewasnearlyalwaysheavyandphysicallyrelaxing,andthroughthemanyopenwindowsthatreachedfromfloortoceilingcouldbeseentheMohawkswirlingandrippling,itsbankscarpetedwithgreengrassandinplacesshadedbytrees.Alwaysitseemedtohintofpleasureswhichmightbefoundbyidlingalongitsshores.Andsincetheseworkerswereemployedsomechanicallyastoleavetheirmindsfreetoroamfromonethoughtofpleasuretoanother,theywereforthemostpartthinkingofthemselvesalwaysandwhattheywoulddo,assumingthattheywerenotherechainedtothisroutine.

           Andbecausetheirmoodsweresobriskandpassionate,theywereoftenpronetofixonthenearestobject.

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