Американская трагедия

Chapter 21

           For,althoughthepresentconditionsandsituationweredifferent,andhehadnomoralauthoritywherewithtochargeRobertawithanysuchunfairtreatmentasHortensehadmetedouttohim,stilltherewasthisotherfactthatgirls—allofthem—wereobviouslystubbornandself-preservative,alwayssettingthemselvesapartfromandevenabovetheaveragemanandsowishingtocompelhimtodoalotofthingsforthemwithouttheirwishingtodoanythinginreturn.AndhadnotRattereralwaystoldhimthatinsofarasgirlswereconcernedhewasmoreorlessofafool—tooeasy—tooeagertoshowhishandandletthemknowthathewasstruckonthem.Whereas,asRattererhadexplained,Clydepossessedthelooks—the"goods"—andwhyshouldhealwaysbetrailingaftergirlsunlesstheywantedhimverymuch.Andthisthoughtandcomplimenthadimpressedhimverymuchatthattime.OnlybecauseofthefiascosinconnectionwithHortenseandRitahewasmoreearnestnow.YetherehewasagainindangerofrepeatingorbringinguponhimselfwhathadbefallenhiminthecaseofHortenseandRita.

           Atthesametimehewasnotwithouttheself-incriminatingthoughtthatinseekingthis,mostdistinctlyhewasdrivingtowardarelationshipwhichwasnotlegitimateandthatwouldprovedangerousinthefuture.

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