Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           AndfurtherhewasquiteatonewiththedruggistforwhomtheyworkedinthinkingthatClyde,inadditiontoassistinghimaboutthefountain,shouldrunsucherrandsasthedruggistdesired,whichkeptClydeindustriouslyemployedfornearlyallthehourshewasonduty.

           Consequentlytherewasnoimmediateresulttoallthis.Clydecouldseenowaytodressingbetterthanhedid.Worse,hewashauntedbythefactthathehadverylittlemoneyandveryfewcontactsandconnections—sofewthat,outsidehisownhome,hewaslonelyandnotsoverymuchlessthanlonelythere.TheflightofEstahadthrownachilloverthereligiousworkthere,andbecause,asyet,shehadnotreturned—thefamily,ashenowheard,wasthinkingofbreakinguphereandmoving,forwantofabetteridea,toDenver,Colorado.ButClyde,bynow,wasconvincedthathedidnotwishtoaccompanythem.Whatwasthegoodofit,heaskedhimself?Therewouldbejustanothermissionthere,thesameasthisone.

           Hehadalwayslivedathome—intheroomsattherearofthemissioninBickelStreet,buthehatedit.Andsincehiseleventhyear,duringallofwhichtimehisfamilyhadbeenresidinginKansasCity,hehadbeenashamedtobringboyfriendstoornearit.Forthatreasonhehadalwaysavoidedboyfriends,andhadwalkedandplayedverymuchalone—orwithhisbrotherandsisters.

           Butnowthathewassixteenandoldenoughtomakehisownway,heoughttobegettingoutofthis.

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