Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           Ialwayslaughedathim."

           Clydewasabouttoattemptananswer,althoughalreadybeyondhisdepthinregardtothis."Socialimportance."Justwhatdidhemeanbythatsomedeep,scientificinformationthathehadacquiredatcollege.Hewassavedanon-committalortotallyuninformedanswerbySondrawho,withoutthoughtorknowledgeofthedifficultywhichwasthenandtherebeforehim,exclaimed:"Oh,noarguments,Freddie.That’snotinteresting.BesidesIwanthimtomeetmybrotherandBertine.YourememberMissCranston.Shewaswithmeatyouruncle’slastspring."

           Clydeturned,whileFredmadethebestoftherebuffbymerelylookingatSondra,whomheadmiredsoverymuch.

           "Yes,ofcourse,"Clydebegan,forhehadbeenstudyingthesetwoalongwithothers.Tohim,apartfromSondra,Bertineseemedexceedinglyattractive,thoughquitebeyondhisunderstandingalso.Beinginvolved,insincereandsly,shemerelyevokedinhimatroubledsenseofineffectiveness,andhenceuncertainty,insofarasherparticularworldwasconcernednomore.

           "Oh,howdoyoudo?It’snicetoseeyouagain,"shedrawled,thewhilehergreenish-grayeyeswentoverhiminasmilingandyetindifferentandquizzicalway.Shethoughthimattractive,butnotnearlyasshrewdandhardasshewouldhavepreferredhimtobe."You’vebeenterriblybusywithyourwork,Isuppose.Butnowthatyou’vecomeoutonce,Isupposewe’llseemoreofyouhereandthere.

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