Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           

           Onthisnightinthisgreatstreetwithitscarsandcrowdsandtallbuildings,hefeltashamed,draggedoutofnormallife,tobemadeashowandjestof.Thehandsomeautomobilesthatspedby,theloiteringpedestriansmovingofftowhatinterestsandcomfortshecouldonlysurmise;thegaypairsofyoungpeople,laughingandjestingandthe"kids"staring,alltroubledhimwithasenseofsomethingdifferent,better,morebeautifulthanhis,orrathertheirlife.

           Andnowunitsofthisvagromandunstablestreetthrong,whichwasforevershiftingandchangingaboutthem,seemedtosensethepsychologicerrorofallthisinsofarasthesechildrenwereconcerned,fortheywouldnudgeoneanother,themoresophisticatedandindifferentliftinganeyebrowandsmilingcontemptuously,themoresympatheticorexperiencedcommentingontheuselesspresenceofthesechildren.

           "Iseethesepeoplearoundherenearlyeverynightnowtwoorthreetimesaweek,anyhow,"thisfromayoungclerkwhohadjustmethisgirlandwasescortinghertowardarestaurant."They’rejustworkingsomereligiousdodgeorother,Iguess."

           "Thatoldestboydon’twantabehere.Hefeelsoutaplace,Icanseethat.Itain’trighttomakeakidlikethatcomeoutunlesshewantsto.Hecan’tunderstandallthisstuff,anyhow."Thisfromanidlerandloaferofaboutforty,oneofthoseoddhangers-onaboutthecommercialheartofacity,addressingapausingandseeminglyamiablestranger.

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