Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           "It’sgotnicercarpetsandcurtains."

           AndasgreenasClydewas,hecouldnothelpsmilingsecretly.Openly,however,hepreservedamasklikesolemnity,seeminglyeffacingallfacialevidenceofthought,andtookthechangeandwentout.Andinafewmomentshewasbackwiththeice-waterandalltheeveningpapersanddepartedsmilinglywithhisfifteencents.

           Butthis,initself,wasbutabeginninginsofarasthisparticulareveningwasconcerned,forhewasscarcelyseateduponthebenchagain,beforehewascalledtoroom529,onlytobesenttothebarfordrinkstwogingeralesandtwosyphonsofsodaandthisbyagroupofsmartly-dressedyoungmenandgirlswhowerelaughingandchatteringintheroom,oneofwhomopenedthedoorjustwideenoughtoinstructhimastowhatwaswanted.Butbecauseofamirroroverthemantel,hecouldseethepartyandoneprettygirlinawhitesuitandcap,sittingontheedgeofachairinwhichreclinedayoungmanwhohadhisarmabouther.

           Clydestared,evenwhilepretendingnotto.Andinhisstateofmind,thissightwaslikelookingthroughthegatesofParadise.Herewereyoungfellowsandgirlsinthisroom,notsomucholderthanhimself,laughingandtalkinganddrinkingevennotice-creamsodasandthelike,butsuchdrinksnodoubtashismotherandfatherwerealwaysspeakingagainstasleadingtodestruction,andapparentlynothingwasthoughtofit.

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