Американская трагедия

Chapter 30

           Asitisnow,ifwedon’tdosomethingprettysoon,itwilllookasthoughwethinkheisn’tgoodenoughforuswhentheotherpeoplehereseemtothinkheis.Ifyou’lltakemyadvice,you’llhavehimuphereforChristmasorNewYear’s,anyhow,justtoshowthatwedon’tthinkanylessofhimthanourfriendsdo."

           Thissuggestion,oncetransferredtoGilbertbyhismother,causedhimtoexclaim:"Well,I’llbehanged!Allright,onlydon’tthinkI’mgoingtolaymyselfouttobeciviltohim.It’sawonder,ifFatherthinkshe’ssoable,thathedon’tmakearealpositionforhimsomewhere."

           Justthesame,nothingmighthavecomeofthishaditnotbeenthatBella,returningfromAlbanythissameday,learnedviacontactsandtelephonetalkswithSondraandBertineofthedevelopmentsinconnectionwithClyde.AlsothathehadbeeninvitedtoaccompanythemtotheNewYear’sEvedanceattheEllerslies’inSchenectady,BellahavingbeenpreviouslyscheduledtomakeapartofthisgroupbeforeClydewasthoughtof.

           Thissuddendevelopment,reportedbyBellatohermother,wasofsufficientimporttocauseMrs.GriffithsaswellasSamuel,ifnotGilbert,latertodecidetomakethebestofasituationwhichobviouslywasbeingforceduponthemandthemselvesinviteClydefordinnerChristmasDayasedateaffairtowhichmanyotherswerebid.ForthisastheynowdecidedwouldservetomakeplaintoallandatoncethatClydewasnotbeingaswhollyignoredassomemightimagine.

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