Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           

           Hebustleddowntothebar,andhavingsecuredthedrinksandachargeslip,returned—andwaspaid—adollarandahalfforthedrinksandaquarterforhimself.Andoncemorehehadaglimpseoftheappealingscene.Onlynowoneofthecoupleswasdancingtoatunesungandwhistledbytheothertwo.

           Butwhatinterestedhimasmuchasthevisitstoandglimpsesofindividualsinthedifferentrooms,wasthemovingpanoramaofthemainlobby—thecharacteroftheclerksbehindthemaindesk—roomclerk,keyclerk,mailclerk,cashierandassistantcashier.Andthevariousstandsabouttheplace—flowerstand,newsstand,cigarstand,telegraphoffice,taxicaboffice,andallmannedbyindividualswhoseemedtohimcuriouslyfilledwiththeatmosphereofthisplace.Andthenaroundandbetweenallthesewalkingorsittingweresuchimposingmenandwomen,youngmenandgirlsallsofashionablydressed,allsoruddyandcontentedlooking.Andthecarsorothervehiclesinwhichsomeofthemappearedaboutdinnertimeandlater.Itwaspossibleforhimtoseethemintheflareofthelightsoutside.Thewraps,furs,andotherbelongingsinwhichtheyappeared,orwhichwereoftencarriedbytheseotherboysandhimselfacrossthegreatlobbyandintothecarsorthedining-roomortheseveralelevators.Andtheywerealwaysofsuchgorgeoustextures,asClydesawthem.Suchgrandeur.This,then,mostcertainlywaswhatitmeanttoberich,tobeapersonofconsequenceintheworld—tohavemoney

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