Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           AndthoughforquiteawhileatfirstRobertaappearedorpretendedtobequiteindifferenttoorunconsciousofhim,stillfromtheveryfirstthiswasnottrue.Shewasonlytroubledastotheappropriateattitudeforher.Thebeautyofhisfaceandhandstheblacknessandsoftnessofhishair,thedarknessandmelancholyandlureofhiseyes.Hewasattractiveoh,very.Beautiful,really,toher.

           Andthenonedayshortlythereafter,GilbertGriffithswalkingthroughhereandstoppingtotalktoClyde,shewasledtoimaginebythisthatClydewasreallymuchmoreofafiguresociallyandfinanciallythanshehadpreviouslythought.ForjustasGilbertwasapproaching,LenaSchlict,whowasworkingbesideher,leanedovertosay:"HerecomesMr.GilbertGriffiths.Hisfatherownsthiswholefactoryandwhenhedies,he’llgetit,theysay.Andhe’shiscousin,"sheadded,noddingtowardClyde."Theylookalotalike,don’tthey?"

           "Yes,theydo,"repliedRoberta,slylystudyingnotonlyClydebutGilbert,"onlyIthinkMr.ClydeGriffithsisalittlenicerlooking,don’tyou?"

           HodaPetkanas,sittingontheothersideofRobertaandoverhearingthislastremark,laughed."That’swhateveryoneherethinks.He’snotstuckuplikethatMr.GilbertGriffiths,either."

           "Isherich,too?"inquiredRoberta,thinkingofClyde.

           "Idon’tknow.Theysaynot,"shepursedherlipsdubiously,herselfratherinterestedinClydealongwiththeothers

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