Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           ButIcandothehonorsjustaswell,Iguess.Comerightinwheretherestofusare."

           Sheledthewayintoaseriesofconnectingroomsthatseemedtojoineachotheratrightangles,addingasshewent,"YoudolookanawfullotlikeGilGriffiths,don’tyou?"

           "DoI?"smiledClydesimplyandcourageouslyandverymuchflatteredbythecomparison.

           Theceilingswerelow.Prettylampsbehindpaintedshadeshuggeddarkwalls.Openfiresintwoconnectingroomscastarosyglowuponcushionedandcomfortablefurniture.Therewerepictures,books,objectsofart.

           "Here,Tracy,youdotheannouncing,willyou?"shecalled."Mybrother,TracyTrumbull,Mr.Griffiths.Mr.ClydeGriffiths,everybody,"sheadded,surveyingthecompanyingeneralwhichinturnfixedvaryingeyesuponhim,whileTracyTrumbulltookhimbythehand.Clyde,sufferingfromasenseofbeingstudied,neverthelessachievedawarmsmile.Atthesametimeherealizedthatforthemomentatleastconversationhadstopped."Don’tallstoptalkingonmyaccount,"heventured,withasmile,whichcausedmostofthosepresenttoconceiveofhimasathiseaseandresourceful.AtthesametimeTracyadded:"I’mnotgoingtodoanyman-to-manintroductionstuff.We’llstandrighthereandpoint’emout.That’smysister,Gertrude,overtheretalkingtoScottNicholson."Clydenotedthatasmall,darkgirldressedinpinkwithaprettyandyetsaucyandpiquantface,noddedtohim.

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