Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           

           Andso,oncepartandparcelofthisparticularhousehold,Robertafoundafteratime,thatit,ifnotLycurgus,wasnarrowandrestricted—notwhollyunlikethevariousnarrowandrestrictedhomesatBiltz.Andtheselines,accordingtotheNewtonsandtheirlike,tobestrictlyobserved.Nogoodcouldcomeofbreakingthem.IfyouwereafactoryemployeeyoushouldaccommodateyourselftotheworldandcustomsofthebettersortofChristianfactoryemployees.Everydaytherefore—andthatnotsoverylongaftershehadarrived—shefoundherselfupandmakingthebestofanotverysatisfactorybreakfastintheNewtondiningroom,whichwasusuallysharedbyGraceandtwoothergirlsofnearlytheirownage—OpalFelissandOlivePope—whowereconnectedwiththeCranstonWickwireCompany.AlsobyayoungelectricianbythenameofFredShurlock,whoworkedfortheCityLightingPlant.Andimmediatelyafterbreakfastjoiningalongprocessionthatdayafterdayatthishourmadeforthemillsacrosstheriver.Forjustoutsideherowndoorsheinvariablymetwithacompanyoffactorygirlsandwomen,boysandmen,ofthesamerelativeages,tosaynothingofmanyoldandweary-lookingwomenwholookedmorelikewraithsthanhumanbeings,whohadissuedfromthevariousstreetsandhousesofthisvicinity

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