Американская трагедия

Chapter 37

           Physicallyhewasshort,stocky,bullet-headedandyetinterestingly-featured,withquickgrayeyesandapleasantmouthandsmile.Hisshortiron-grayhairwasworn"bangs"fashion,abitofruralvanity.Andhisarmsandhands,thelatterfatandpudgy,yetsensitive,hunglimplyathissides.Hewasfifty-eight,married,thefatherofthreechildren,oneofthemasonalreadystudyingmedicineinordertosucceedtohisfather’spractice.

           AftershowingRobertaintoalitteredandcommonplacewaitingroomandaskinghertoremainuntilhehadfinishedhisdinner,hepresentlyappearedinthedoorofanequallycommonplaceinnerroom,oroffice,wherewerehisdesk,twochairs,somemedicalinstruments,booksandapparentlyanante-chambercontainingothermedicalthings,andmotionedhertoachair.Andbecauseofhisgrayness,solidity,stolidity,aswellasanoddhabithehadofblinkinghiseyes,Robertawasnotalittleoverawed,thoughbynomeanssounfavorablyimpressedasshehadfearedshemightbe.Atleasthewasoldandheseemedintelligentandconservative,ifnotexactlysympatheticorwarminhismanner.Andafterlookingathercuriouslyamoment,asthoughseekingtorecognizesomeoneoftheimmediatevicinity,hebegan:"Well,nowwhoisthis,please?AndwhatcanIdoforyou?"HisvoicewaslowandquitereassuringafactforwhichRobertawasdeeplygrateful.

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