Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           AndthoughRoberta,becauseoftheviewsandstandardsthatprevailedhereabout,hadsomehowconceivedofthistypeofworkasbeneathher,stillshewasfascinatedbythereportsofthehighwagestobepaid.AccordinglysherepairedtoTrippettsMills,where,boardingatthehouseofaneighborwhohadpreviouslylivedinBiltz,andreturninghomeeverySaturdayafternoon,sheplannedtobringtogetherthemeansforsomefurtherformofpracticaleducationacourseatabusinesscollegeatHomerorLycurgusorsomewherewhichmightfitherforsomethingbetterbookkeepingorstenography.

           Andinconnectionwiththisdreamandthisattemptedsavingtwoyearswentby.Andinthemeanwhile,althoughsheearnedmoremoney(eventuallytwelvedollarsaweek),still,becausevariousmembersofherfamilyrequiredsomanylittlethingsandshedesiredtoalleviatetoadegreetheprivationsoftheseothersfromwhichshesuffered,nearlyallthatsheearnedwenttothem.

           Andagainhere,asatBiltz,mostoftheyouthsofthetownwhowerebettersuitedtoherintellectuallyandtemperamentallystilllookeduponthemerefactorytypeasbeneaththeminmanyways.AndalthoughRobertawasfarfrombeingthattype,stillhavingassociatedherselfwiththemshewasinclinedtoabsorbsomeoftheirpsychologyinregardtothemselves.Indeedbythenshewasfairlywellsatisfiedthatnooneofthesehereinwhomshewasinterestedwouldbeinterestedinheratleastnotwithanylegitimateintentions.

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