Американская трагедия

Chapter 36

           

           Asitchancedonthisoccasion,Shorthimself,owingtohishavingdoneaveryfairday’sbusiness,wasinanexceedinglyjovialframeofmind.AndClydehavingentered,tobuyapairofsocks,perhaps,hebegan:"Well,it’sgoodtoseeyouagain,Mr.Griffiths.Howareyou?Iwasjustthinkingit’sabouttimeyoustoppedinandletmeshowyousomeofthethingsIgotinsinceyouwereherebefore.HowarethingswiththeGriffithsCompanyanyhow?"

           Short’smanner,alwaysbrisk,wasonthisoccasiondoublyreassuring,sincehelikedClyde,onlynowthelatterwassointenselykeyedupbythedaringofhisownprojectthathecouldscarcelybringhimselftocarrythethingoffwiththeairhewouldhavelikedtohaveemployed.

           Nevertheless,beinginthestoreandso,seemingly,committedtotheproject,henowbegan:"Oh,prettyfair.Can’tkickabit.IalwayshaveallIcando,youknow."Atthesametimehebegannervouslyfingeringsometieshunguponmovablenickeledrods.Butbeforehehadwastedamomentonthese,Mr.Short,turningandspreadingsomeboxesofveryspecialtiesfromashelfbehindhimontheglasscase,remarked:"Nevermindlookingatthose,Mr.Griffiths.Lookatthese.ThesearewhatIwanttoshowyouandtheywon’tcostYOUanymore.Justgot’eminfromNewYorkthismorning."Hepickedupseveralbundlesofsixeach,theverylatest,asheexplained."Seeanythingelselikethisanywherearoundhereyet?I’llsayyouhaven’t.

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