Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           Andsoitwasthatafteraveryfewweeksofattendanceofchurchaffairsandservices,theywereaboutwheretheyhadbeenwhentheystarted—conventionalandacceptable,butwithouttheamountofentertainmentanddiversionwhichwasnormallyreachingthosewhowereoftheirsamechurchbutbetterplaced.

           AndsoitwasthatRoberta,afterencounteringClydeandsensingthesuperiorworldinwhichsheimaginedhemoved,andbeingsotakenwiththecharmofhispersonality,wasseizedwiththeveryvirusofambitionandunrestthatafflictedhim.Andeverydaythatshewenttothefactorynowshecouldnothelpbutfeelthathiseyeswereuponherinaquiet,seekingandyetdoubtfulway.Yetshealsofeltthathewastoouncertainastowhatshewouldthinkofanyoverturethathemightmakeinherdirectiontoriskarepulseoranyoffensiveinterpretationonherpart.Andyetattimes,afterthefirsttwoweeksofherstayhere,shewishingthathewouldspeaktoher—thathewouldmakesomebeginning—atothertimesthathemustnotdare—thatitwouldbedreadfulandimpossible.Theothergirlstherewouldseeatonce.Andsincetheyallplainlyfeltthathewastoogoodortooremoteforthem,theywouldatoncenotethathewasmakinganexceptioninhercaseandwouldputtheirowninterpretationonit.AndsheknewthetypeofagirlwhoworkedintheGriffithsstampingroomwouldputbutoneinterpretationonit—thatoflooseness.

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