Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           Mightitnotbebesttoleave?Hadhenotmadeafoolishmove,afterall,incomingonhere?What,ifanything,didthesehighrelativeseverintendtodoforhim?

           Inlonelinessandresentmentanddisappointment,hismindnowwanderedfromtheGriffithsandtheirworld,andparticularlythatbeautifulSondraFinchley,whomherecalledwithakeenandbitingthrill,toRobertaandtheworldwhichsheaswellashewasoccupyinghere.Foralthoughapoorfactorygirl,shewasstillsomuchmoreattractivethananyoftheseothergirlswithwhomhewaseverydayincontact.

           HowunfairandridiculousfortheGriffithstoinsistthatamaninhispositionshouldnotassociatewithagirlsuchasRoberta,forinstance,andjustbecausesheworkedinthemill.Hemightnotevenmakefriendswithherandbringhertosomesuchlakeasthisorvisitherinherlittlehomeonaccountofthat.Andyethecouldnotgowithothersmoreworthyofhim,perhaps,forlackofmeansorcontacts.Andbesidesshewassoattractiveveryandespeciallyenticingtohim.Hecouldseehernowassheworkedwithherswift,gracefulmovementsathermachine.Hershapelyarmsandhands,hersmoothskinandherbrighteyesasshesmiledupathim.Andhisthoughtswereplayedoverbyexactlythesameemotionsthatswepthimsoregularlyatthefactory.Forpoorornotaworkinggirlbymisfortuneonlyhecouldseehowhecouldbeveryhappywithherifonlyhedidnotneedtomarryher.

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