Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           

           "Thegentlemaninthedrugstore,"beganClyde,whodidnotquitelikethelooksofthemanbeforehim,butwasdeterminedtopresenthimselfasagreeablyaspossible,"wassayingthatis,hesaidthatImightaskyouiftherewasanychancehereformeasabell-boy.I’mworkingnowatKlinkle’sdrugstoreat7thandBrooklyn,asahelper,butI’dliketogetoutofthatandhesaidyoumightthatishethoughtyouhadaplaceopennow."Clydewassoflusteredanddisturbedbythecool,examiningeyesofthemanbeforehimthathecouldscarcelygethisbreathproperly,andswallowedhard.

           Forthefirsttimeinhislife,itoccurredtohimthatifhewantedtogetonheoughttoinsinuatehimselfintothegoodgracesofpeopledoorsaysomethingthatwouldmakethemlikehim.Sonowhecontrivedaneager,ingratiatingsmile,whichhebestowedonMr.Squires,andadded:"Ifyou’dliketogivemeachance,I’dtryveryhardandI’dbeverywilling."

           Themanbeforehimmerelylookedathimcoldly,butbeingthesoulofcraftandself-acquisitivenessinapettyway,andratherlikinganybodywhohadtheskillandthewilltobediplomatic,henowputasideanimpulsetoshakehisheadnegatively,andobserved:"Butyouhaven’thadanytraininginthiswork."

           "No,sir,butcouldn’tIpickitupprettyquickifItriedhard?"

           "Well,letmesee,"observedtheheadofthebell-hops,scratchinghisheaddubiously

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