Американская трагедия

Chapter 18

           Itwasafteritsfashionanidyllicspotwithalittleband-standoutonanislandnearthecenterofthelakeandontheshoreagraveandcaptivebearinacage.SincecomingtoLycurgusRobertahadnotventuredtovisitanyoftherougherresortsnearthere,whichwereverymuchlikethis,onlymuchmorestrident.Onsightofthisbothexclaimed:"Oh,look!"AndClydeaddedatonce:"Let’sgetoffhere,willyoushallwe?Whatdoyousay?We’realmosttoFondaanyhow.Andwecanhavemorefunhere."

           Atoncetheyclimbeddown.Andhavingdisposedofherbagforthetimebeing,heledthewayfirsttothestandofamanwhosoldfrankfurters.Then,sincethemerry-go-roundwasinfullblast,nothingwoulddobutthatRobertashouldridewithhim.Andinthegayestofmoods,theyclimbedon,andheplacedheronazebra,andthenstoodcloseinorderthathemightkeephisarmabouther,andbothtrytocatchthebrassring.Andascommonplaceandnoisyandgaudyasitallwas,thefactthatatlasthehadheralltohimselfunseen,andshehim,wassufficienttoevokeinbothakindofecstasywhichwasalloutofproportiontothefragile,gimcrackscene.Roundandroundtheyspunonthenoisy,grindingmachine,surveyingnowafewidlepleasureseekerswhowereinboatsuponthelake,nowsomewhowereflyingroundinthegaudygreenandwhitecaptiveaeroplanesorturningupwardandthendowninthesuspendedcagesoftheFerriswheel.

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