Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           Andthere,becausehewasalwaysthinkingthatifbychanceheshouldbetakenupbytheGriffiths,hewouldneedasmanysocialaccomplishmentsaspossible,andbyreasonofencounteringamanwhotookafancytohimandwhocouldbothswimanddive,helearnedtodobothexceedinglywell.Butcanoeingfascinatedhimreally.HewaspleasedbythepicturesqueandsummeryappearancehemadeinanoutingshirtandcanvasshoespaddlingaboutCrumLakeinoneofthebrightredorgreenorbluecanoesthatwereleasedbythehour.Andatsuchtimesthesesummerscenesappearedtopossessanairy,fairyquality,especiallywithasummercloudortwohanginghighaboveintheblue.Andsohismindindulgeditselfindaydreamsastohowitwouldfeeltobeamemberofoneofthewealthygroupsthatfrequentedthemorenotedresortsofthenorth—RacquetteLake—SchroonLake—LakeGeorgeandChamplain—dance,golf,tennis,canoewiththosewhocouldaffordtogotosuchplaces—therichofLycurgus.

           ButitwasaboutthistimethatRobertawithherfriendGracefoundCrumLakeandhaddecidedonit,withtheapprovalofMr.andMrs.Newton,asoneofthebestandmostreservedofallthesmallerwateringplacesabouthere.Andsoitwasthatthey,too,werealreadygiventoridingouttothepaviliononaSaturdayorSundayafternoon,andoncetherefollowingthewestshorealongwhichranawell-wornfootpathwhichledtoclumpsoftrees,underneathwhichtheysatandlookedatthewater,forneithercouldrowaboatorswim.

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