Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           Yetapparently,inspiteofthis,asheandalltheotherchildrencouldsee,Goddidnotshowanyveryclearway,eventhoughtherewasalwaysanextremenecessityforHisfavorableinterventionintheiraffairs.

           To-night,walkingupthegreatstreetwithhissistersandbrother,hewishedthattheyneednotdothisanymore,oratleastthatheneednotbeapartofit.Otherboysdidnotdosuchthings,andbesides,somehowitseemedshabbyandevendegrading.Onmorethanoneoccasion,beforehehadbeentakenonthestreetinthisfashion,otherboyshadcalledtohimandmadefunofhisfather,becausehewasalwayspubliclyemphasizinghisreligiousbeliefsorconvictions.Thusinoneneighborhoodinwhichtheyhadlived,whenhewasbutachildofseven,hisfather,havingalwayspreludedeveryconversationwith"PraisetheLord,"heheardboyscall"HerecomesoldPraise-the-LordGriffiths."Ortheywouldcalloutafterhim"Hey,you’rethefellowwhosesisterplaystheorgan.Isthereanythingelseshecanplay?"

           "Whatdoeshealwayswanttogoaroundsaying,‘PraisetheLord’for?Otherpeopledon’tdoit."

           Itwasthatoldmassyearningforalikenessinallthingsthattroubledthem,andhim.Neitherhisfathernorhismotherwaslikeotherpeople,becausetheywerealwaysmakingsomuchofreligion,andnowatlasttheyweremakingabusinessofit.

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