Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

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           "Oh,amIgood-looking?"hebeamednervously,amusedandyetpleased."Whosaidso?"

           "Asthoughyoudidn’tknow.Well,differentpeople.Iforone.AndSondraFinchleythinksyou’regood-looking,too.She’sonlyinterestedinmenwhoare.SodoesmysisterJill,forthatmatter.Andsheonlylikesmenwhoaregood-looking.I’mdifferentbecauseI’mnotsogood-lookingmyself."Sheblinkedcynicallyandteasinglyintohiseyes,whichcausedhimtofeeloddlyoutofplace,notabletocopewithsuchagirlatall,atthesametimeverymuchflatteredandamused."Butdon’tyouthinkyou’rebetterlookingthanyourcousin,"shewentonsharplyandevencommandingly."Somepeoplethinkyouare."

           Althoughalittlestaggeredandyetflatteredbythisquestionwhichpropoundedwhathemighthavelikedtobelieve,andalthoughintriguedbythisgirl’sinterestinhim,stillClydewouldnothavedreamedofventuringanysuchassertioneventhoughhehadbelievedit.Toovividlyitbroughttheaggressiveanddeterminedandevenattimesrevengeful-lookingfeaturesofGilbertbeforehim,who,stirredbysuchareportasthis,wouldnothesitatetopayhimout.

           "Why,Idon’tthinkanythingofthekind,"helaughed."Honest,Idon’t.OfcourseIdon’t."

           "Oh,well,thenmaybeyoudon’t,butyouarejustthesame.Butthatwon’thelpyoumucheither,unlessyouhavemoneythatis,ifyouwanttorunwithpeoplewhohave.

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