Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           Also,ClydehadnoticedthattheAmericantypeswhowereherewereofadecidedlydifferenttexture,thinner,morenervousandforthemostpartmoreangular,andwithageneralreserveduetoprejudices,racial,moralandreligious,whichwouldnotpermitthemtominglewiththeseothersorwithanymen,apparently.

           Butamongtheextrasortry-outsthatwerebroughttohimduringthisandseveralsucceedingdays,finallycameonewhointerestedClydemorethananygirlwhomhehadseenheresofar.Shewas,ashedecidedonsight,moreintelligentandpleasingmorespiritualthoughapparentlynotlessvigorous,ifmoregracefullyproportioned.Asamatteroffact,ashesawheratfirst,sheappearedtohimtopossessacharmwhichnooneelseinthisroomhad,acertainwistfulnessandwondercombinedwithakindofself-reliantcourageanddeterminationwhichmarkedheratonceasonepossessedofwillandconvictiontoadegree.Nevertheless,asshesaid,shewasinexperiencedinthiskindofwork,andhighlyuncertainastowhethershewouldproveofservicehereoranywhere.

           HernamewasRobertaAlden,and,assheatonceexplained,previoustothisshehadbeenworkinginasmallhosieryfactoryinatowncalledTrippettsMillsfiftymilesnorthofLycurgus.Shehadonasmallbrownhatthatdidnotlookanytoonew,andwaspulledlowoverafacethatwassmallandregularandprettyandthatwashaloedbybright,lightbrownhair.Hereyeswereofatranslucentgrayblue.

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