Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           Peopleweremovinghereandtheresowell-dressed,somuchatease,soverydifferentfrommostofthepeopleinthestreetsoranywhere,ashesawit.

           Anelevatordoorflewopen.Variousguestsentered.ThenClydeandanotherbell-boywhogavehimaninterestedglance.Atthesixthfloortheboydeparted.AttheeighthClydeandanoldladysteppedforth.Hehurriedtothedoorofhisguestandtapped.Themanopenedit,somewhatmorefullydressedthanbefore.Hehadonapairoftrousersandwasshaving.

           "Back,eh,"hecalled.

           "Yes,sir,"repliedClyde,handinghimthepackageandchange."Hesaiditwasseventy-fivecents."

           "He’sadamnedrobber,butyoucankeepthechange,justthesame,"hereplied,handinghimthequarterandclosingthedoor.Clydestoodthere,quitespellboundforthefractionofasecond."Thirty-fivecents"—hethought—"thirty-fivecents."Andforonelittleshorterrand.Couldthatreallybethewaythingswenthere?Itcouldn’tbe,really.Itwasn’tpossiblenotalways.

           Andthen,hisfeetsinkinginthesoftnapofthecarpet,hishandinonepocketclutchingthemoney,hefeltasifhecouldsquealorlaughoutloud.Why,thirty-fivecentsandforalittleservicelikethat.Thismanhadgivenhimaquarterandtheotheradimeandhehadn’tdoneanythingatall.

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