Американская трагедия

Chapter 21

           Andnowtoherbitterdisappointment,notonlydidhechoosetoignoreher,butquiteforthefirsttimesincetheyhadbeensointerestedineachother,heprofessedtopay,ifnotexactlyconspicuousatleastnoticeableandintentionalattentiontothoseothergirlswhowerealwayssointerestedinhimandwhoalways,asshehadbeenconstantlyimagining,werebutwaitingforanyslightovertureonhispart,toyieldthemselvestohiminanywaythathemightdictate.

           NowhewaslookingovertheshoulderofRuzaNikoforitch,herplumpfacewithitssnubnoseandweakchinturnedengaginglytowardhim,andhecommentingonsomethingnotparticularlyconnectedwiththeworkinhandapparently,forbothwereidlysmiling.Again,inalittlewhile,hewasbythesideofMarthaBordaloue,herplumpFrenchshouldersandarmsbaretothepitsnexttohis.Andforallherfleshysolidityanddecidedlyforeignflavor,therewasstillenoughaboutherwhichmostmenwouldlike.AndwithherClydewasattemptingtojest,too.

           AndlateritwasFloraBrandt,theverysensuousandnotunpleasingAmericangirlwhomRobertahadseenClydecultivatingfromtimetotime.Yet,evenso,shehadneverbeenwillingtobelievethathemightbecomeinterestedinanyofthese.NotClyde,surely.

           Andyethecouldnotseeheratallnowcouldnotfindtimetosayasingleword,althoughallthesepleasantwordsandgaylooksforalltheseothers.

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