Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           "Andinquiryrevealedthefactthatgirlsatthiscompanywerealwaysstartedatnineortendollars,quicklytaughtsomeoneofthevariousphasesofpieceworkandthen,oncetheywereproficient,werefrequentlyabletoearnasmuchasfromfourteentosixteendollars,accordingtotheirskill.Andsinceboardandroomwereonlyconsumingsevenofwhatsheearned,shewasdelightedtocommunicatetoRoberta,whomshelikedverymuch,thatshemightcomeandroomwithherifshewished.

           Roberta,havingreachedtheplacewhereshefeltthatshecouldnolongerendurefarmlifebutmustactforherselfoncemore,finallyarrangedwithhermothertoleaveinorderthatshemighthelphermoredirectlywithherwages.

           ButonceinLycurgusandemployedbyClyde,herlife,afterthefirstflushofself-interestwhichachangesogreatimpliedforher,wasnotsomuchmoreenlargedsociallyormateriallyeither,forthatmatter,overwhatithadbeeninBiltzandTrippettsMills.For,despitethegenialintimacyofGraceMarragirlnotnearlyasattractiveasRoberta,andwho,becauseofRoberta’scharmandforthemostpartaffectedgayety,countedonhertoprovideacheerandcompanionshipwhichotherwiseshewouldhavelackedstilltheworldintowhichshewasinductedherewasscarcelyanymoreliberalordiversifiedthanthatfromwhichshesprang.

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