Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           Hemightnotbeanythingsociallyorfinancially,buthewasinterestingtoher.

           Henceshewasnowkeen,firsttoseeifhewerepresent,nexttobesurethathegainednohintthatshehadseenhimfirst,andlastlytoactasgrandlyaspossibleforhisbenefitaHortensianprocedureandtypeofthoughtthatwasexactlythethingbestcalculatedtoimpresshim.Hegazedandthereshewastrippinghereandthereinafilmychiffondancefrock,shadedfrompalestyellowtodeepestorange,whichmostenhancedherdarkeyesandhair.Andhavingexchangedadozenormore"Oh,Hellos,"andreferenceswithoneandanothertothis,thatandtheotherlocalevent,sheatlastcondescendedtoevinceawarenessofhisproximity.

           "Oh,hereyouare.Youdecidedtocomeafterall.Iwasn’tsurewhetheryouwouldthinkitworthwhile.You’vebeenintroducedtoeverybody,ofcourse?"Shelookedaroundasmuchastosay,thatifhehadnotbeenshewouldproceedtoservehiminthisway.Theothers,notsoverymuchimpressedbyClyde,werestillnotalittleinterestedbythefactthatsheseemedsointerestedinhim.

           "Yes,Imetnearlyeverybody,Ithink."

           "ExceptFreddieSells.Hecameinwithmejustnow.Hereyouare,Freddie,"shecalledtoatallandslenderyouth,smoothofcheekandobviouslybecurledastohair,whonowcameoverandinhisclosely-fittingdresscoatlookeddownonClydeaboutasaspringroostermightlookdownonasparrow.

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