Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           "Heworkeddownintheshrinkingroombeforehecameuphere.Hewasjustworkingbytheday,Iguess.Butheonlycameonherealittlewhileagotolearnthebusiness.Maybehewon’tworkinheremuchlonger."

           Robertawassuddenlytroubledbythislastremark.Shehadnotbeenthinking,orsoshehadbeentryingtotellherself,ofClydeinanyromanticway,andyetthethoughtthathemightsuddenlygoatanymoment,nevertobeseenbyheranymore,disturbedhernow.Hewassoyouthful,sobrisk,soattractive.Andsointerestedinher,too.Yes,thatwasplain.Itwaswrongtothinkthathewouldbeinterestedinherortotrytoattracthimbyanyleastgestureofhers,sincehewassoimportantapersonherefaraboveher.

           For,truetohercomplex,themomentsheheardthatClydewassohighlyconnectedandmightevenhavemoney,shewasnotsosurethathecouldhaveanylegitimateinterestinher.Forwasshenotapoorworkinggirl?Andwashenotaveryrichman’snephew?Hewouldnotmarryher,ofcourse.Andwhatotherlegitimatethingwouldhewantwithher?Shemustbeonherguardinregardtohim.

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