Американская трагедия

Chapter 27

           ForattheSteeles’hewaspromptlyintroducedtoascoreofpersonalitiestherewho,findinghimchaperonedbytheTrumbullsandlearningthathewasaGriffiths,aspromptlyinvitedhimtoaffairsoftheirownorhintedateventsthatweretocometowhichhemightbeinvited,sothatattheclosehefoundhimselfwithcordialinvitationstoattendaNewYear’sdanceattheVandams’inGloversville,aswellasadinneranddancethatwastobegivenChristmasEvebytheHarrietsinLycurgus,anaffairtowhichGilbertandhissisterBella,aswellasSondra,Bertineandotherswereinvited.

           Andlastly,therewasSondraherselfappearingonthesceneataboutmidnightincompanywithScottNicholson,FreddieSellsandBertine,atfirstpretendingtobewhollyunawareofhispresence,yetdeigningatlasttogreethimwithan,"Oh,hello,Ididn’texpecttofindyouhere."ShewasdrapedmostalluringlyinadeepredSpanishshawl.ButClydecouldsensefromthefirstthatshewasquiteawareofhispresence,andatthefirstavailableopportunityhedrewneartoherandaskedyearningly,"Aren’tyougoingtodancewithmeatall?"

           "Why,ofcourse,ifyouwantmeto.Ithoughtmaybeyouhadforgottenmebynow,"shesaidmockingly.

           "AsthoughI’dbelikelytoforgetyou.TheonlyreasonI’mhereto-nightisbecauseIthoughtImightseeyouagain.Ihaven’tthoughtofanyoneoranythingelsesinceIsawyoulast.

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