Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           

           "Cling!"

           Thebellontheroomclerk’sdeskhadsoundedandthefirstboywasgoing.

           "Cling!"Itsoundedagainandasecondboyleapedtohisfeet.

           "Front!"—"Centerdoor!"calledMr.Barnes,andathirdboywasskiddingdownthelongmarblefloortowardthatentrancetoseizethebagsofanincomingguest,whosewhitewhiskersandyouthful,brighttweedsuitwerevisibletoClyde’suninitiatedeyesahundredfeetaway.Amysteriousandyetsacredvisionatip!

           "Front!"ItwasMr.Barnescallingagain."Seewhat913wantsice-water,Iguess."Andafourthboywasgone.

           Clyde,steadilymovingupalongthebenchandadjoiningHegglund,whohadbeendetailedtoinstructhimalittle,wasalleyesandearsandnerves.Hewassotensethathecouldhardlybreathe,andfidgetedandjerkeduntilfinallyHegglundexclaimed:"Now,don’tgetexcited.Justholdyourhorseswillyuh?You’llbeallright.You’rejistlikeIwaswhenIbegunallnoives.Butdatain’tdeway.Easy’swhatyougottabearoun’here.An’youwantstolookasdoughyouwasn’tseein’nobodynowherejustlookin’towhatyagotbeforeya."

           "Front!"Mr.Barnesagain.ClydewasscarcelyabletokeephismindonwhatHegglundwassaying."115wantssomewritingpaperandpens."Afifthboyhadgone.

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